RT2 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

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RT2

Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Tarragona province
First service	20 March 2014 (2014-03-20)
Current operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Route
Termini	Port Aventura L'Arboç
Stops	7
Distance travelled	55 km (34 mi)[1]
Average journey time	41 min
Service frequency	Every 2–4 h
Line(s) used	Valencia-Sant Vicenç de Calders Sant Vicenç de Calders–Vilafranca–Barcelona
Technical
Rolling stock	Renfe Class 447 and 448 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 RT2 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Tarragona commuter rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It links Port Aventura railway station in the Costa Daurada area with L'Arboç railway station, in Baix Penedès, through the city of Tarragona. The RT2 shares tracks for most of its length with regional rail lines R15, R16 and R17, as well as Barcelona commuter rail service line R4.^[2]

RT2 services started operating in 2014, initially running between L'Hospitalet de l'Infant and L'Arboç stations, again through Tarragona. It became the first commuter service to use the Valencia-Sant Vicenç de Calders railway, originally designed to serve regional as well as inter-city rail. On 13 January 2020, the RT2 was shortened, so that it began to operate in its current configuration. This shortening came up as a result of the opening of a new inland line between Tarragona and L'Ametlla de Mar, and the closure of the coastal line beyond Port Aventura.