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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Regional rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Barcelona and Tarragona provinces |
| Predecessor | Ca1 |
| First service | 1 January 2010 (as R16) |
| Current operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
| Route | |
| Termini | Tortosa/Ulldecona-Alcanar-La Sénia[a] Barcelona Estació de França |
| Stops | 19 |
| Distance travelled | 172 km (107 mi) |
| Average journey time | 1 h 19 min–2 h 40 min |
| Service frequency | Every 1–2 h |
| Line(s) used | |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 447 Series, 448 Series, 449 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 R16 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail service, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs southwards from the Barcelona area to the town of Tortosa, passing through the Vallès Occidental, Baix Llobregat, Garraf, Baix Penedès, Camp de Tarragona, Baix Ebre and Montsià regions. With a total line length of 172 kilometres (107 mi), it extends notably beyond the limits of the Barcelona metropolitan area, along the Mediterranean coast.
R16 trains run primarily on the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway, using Tortosa and/or Ulldecona-Alcanar-La Sénia 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 R17, 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 services RT2 and RT1 from Tarragona to Sant Vicenç de Calders and Vila-seca, respectively.
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- ^ "Xarxa Rodalies de Catalunya" [Rodalies de Catalunya System] (PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.