C-4 (Cercanías Madrid)

C-4
A Civia train on a C-4 service towards Colmenar Viejo in Nuevos Ministerios station in 2016.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
LocaleMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Termini
  • Colmenar Viejo/Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes
  • Parla
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemCercanías Madrid
ServicesMadrid-Burgos railway
Cantoblanco-Alcobendas railway
Madrid-Valencia railway
Madrid−Valencia de Alcántara railway
Móstoles-Parla railway
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
Rolling stockCivia and 446 Series (occasionally) EMUs
History
Opened1981 (1981)
Technical
Line length62.2 km (38.6 mi)
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification3kV DC overhead line

The C-4 is a line and rail service of Cercanías Madrid commuter rail network, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs from Colmenar Viejo and AlcobendasSan Sebastián de los Reyes north of Madrid to Parla south of Madrid. The C-4 shares tracks for part of its length with Madrid commuter rail service line C-3 through the city of Madrid. The line has been in operation since 1981.