Cercanías

Cercanías

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Overview
Owner	Renfe Operadora & Regional Rail Operators (FGC)
Transit type	Commuter rail

Cercanías (Spanish: [θerkaˈni.as]) is the name given to the commuter rail systems of Spain's major metropolitan areas. In the Valencian Community, the term is replaced by Rodalia (Valencian: [roðaˈli.a]), while the designation Aldiriak (Basque: [aldiɾiak]) is used in the Basque Country. In Catalonia (where the main administrator is the regional government), it is commonly known as Rodalies (Catalan: [ruðəˈli.əs]).

Operated by the national rail company Renfe Operadora, Cercanías are in the process of being transferred to the regional autonomous governments, that is the case of former Rodalies Barcelona, which was handed over to the Catalan Government and was renamed "Rodalies de Catalunya".

There are currently twelve Cercanías systems in Spain (including the distinct Rodalies system in Catalonia): Asturias, Bilbao, Cádiz, Catalonia, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia/Alicante, Santander, San Sebastián, Seville, Valencia, and Zaragoza. It is well linked to Metro systems in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia.

The Madrid network was the target of the 2004 Madrid train bombings. The attacks, which killed 191 people in Santa Eugenia, El Pozo and Atocha stations, were the bloodiest terrorist actions in Spain to date.

List of Cercanías / Rodalies / Rodalia / Aldiriak systems

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Map of Spain with all of the current Cercanías systems. The Rodalies de Catalunya system is also shown.

• Cercanías Asturias
• Rodalies de Catalunya – serves Barcelona city, metropolitan area and province, as well as parts of Girona and Tarragona provinces)
  • Rodalies Barcelona (or Rodalia de Barcelona) – serves Barcelona city, metropolitan area and province
• Cercanías Bilbao (Bilboko Aldiriak)
• Cercanías Cádiz
• Cercanías Madrid
• Cercanías Málaga
• Cercanías Murcia/Alicante (Rodalia de Múrcia/Alacant)
• Cercanías Santander
• Cercanías San Sebastián (Donostiako Aldiriak)
• Cercanías Sevilla
• Cercanías Valencia (Rodalia de València)
• Cercanías Zaragoza

Rolling stock

The Cercanías services use these rolling stock:

Series	Area	Image
440	—	200px
442	Madrid
446	Bilbao Madrid Santander Sevilla	200px
447	Madrid Valencia Barcelona Girona Tarragona San Sebastian	200px
450/451	Madrid Barcelona	200px
592	Murcia/Alicante Valencia Sevilla
Civia	Asturias Cádiz Madrid Barcelona Girona Málaga Sevilla Valencia Zaragoza Santander

Transference

Renfe Cercanías is going to be transferred to the Autonomous Communities.

External links

• RENFE Cercanías website
• See also Cercanías on Ferropedia