R17 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

R17

Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Barcelona and Tarragona provinces
First service	13 January 2020
Current operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Route
Termini	Port Aventura Barcelona Estació de França
Stops	9
Distance travelled	102 km (63 mi)
Average journey time	11 min–1 h 51 min
Service frequency	Every 20 min-1 h30 min
Line(s) used	Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders Madrid–Barcelona
Technical
Rolling stock	448 Series and 470 Series EMUs
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	3,000 V DC overhead lines
Track owner(s)	Adif

The R17 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs southwards from the Barcelona area to Port Aventura, near the seaside resort of Salou, passing through the Vallès Occidental, Baix Llobregat, Garraf, Baix Penedès, Camp de Tarragona, Baix Ebre and Montsià regions. R17 trains run primarily on the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders and Madrid–Barcelona railway, using Port Aventura as their southernmost terminus, and Barcelona Estació de França as its northern one. They use the Aragó Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona suburban lines R2, R2 Nord and R2 Sud and regional rail lines R11, R13, R14, R15 and R16, calling at Sants and Passeig de Gràcia stations,^[1] while they continue to share tracks with Barcelona commuter rail service R2 Sud as far as Sant Vicenç de Calders, and with the Tarragona commuter rail service RT2 from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Port Aventura.

R17 trains started operating on 13 January 2020 (2020-01-13) after the closure of a segment of the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway and the opening of an alternative route bypassing that segment, affecting trains running through that segment. The R16, which had previously run on that segment between Tarragona and L'Ampolla-Perelló-Deltebre, was rerouted via the new bypass. The newly created R17 took over the former segment of line R16 between Tarragona and Port Aventura stations, where the old line stops operating.