R13–R14 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

R13
R14

350px A 448 Series EMU towards Lleida Pirineus on a R14 service leaving Barcelona Passeig de Gràcia
Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Provinces of Barcelona, Tarragona and Lleida
Current operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Route
Start	Barcelona Estació de França
Stops	R13: 38 R14: 31
End	Lleida Pirineus
Distance travelled	169 km (105 mi)
Average journey time	3 h 4 min (both lines)
Service frequency	Every 24 h
Line used	Madrid–Barcelona La Plana-Picamoixons–Sant Vicenç de Calders Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders Tarragona–Lleida
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
Operating speed	160 km/h
Track owner(s)	Adif

The R13 and R14 is a pair of lines of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail services, operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs southwards from Barcelona, passing through Valls region. The line then continues towards western Catalonia as far as Lleida. Trains use either the route Barcelona - Valls - Lleida, or the route Barcelona - Tarragona - Lleida. The trains that use the first route are designated R13, whereas the trains that use the latter route are designated R14.

All R13 and R14 trains use the Aragó Tunnel in Barcelona, where they share tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail services R2, R2 Nord and R2 Sud, as well as regional rail lines R11, R15 and R16, calling at Sants and Passeig de Gràcia stations. Between Barcelona and Sant Vicenç de Calders, all trains use the conventional Madrid–Barcelona railway, R13 trains between Sant Vicenç de Calders and La Plana-Picamoixons, use the La Plana-Picamoixons–Sant Vicenç de Calders railway, while R14 trains between Sant Vicenç de Calders and Tarragona, they use the Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders railway and between Tarragona and La Plana-Picamoixons use the Tarragona–Lleida railway, and all trains between La Plana-Picamoixons and Lleida, use again the Tarragona–Lleida railway.

The line originally was known by the name Ca4a, as part of the Catalunya Expres, which is MD line 35 (Barcelona - Lleida). Together with lines R11, R12, R15, and R16, the R13 and R14, are considered two of the first lines of the Rodalies regional rail system for Barcelona.

List of stations

The following table lists the name of each station served by lines R13 and R14 in order from east to northwest; the station's service pattern offered by R13 trains; the transfers to other Rodalies de Catalunya lines, including both commuter and regional rail services; remarkable transfers to other transport systems; the municipality in which each station is located; and the fare zone each station belongs to according to the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM Àrea de Barcelona) fare-integrated public transport system and Rodalies de Catalunya's own fare zone system for Barcelona commuter rail service lines.

#	Terminal of a service
*	Transfer station to other transport systems
#*	Transfer station and terminal
●	Station served by all trains running through it
○	Limited service station

Station	Service		Rodalies de Catalunya transfers	Other transfers	Municipality	Fare zone
	R13	R14				ATM AdB	Rod
Barcelona Estació de França#*	●	●	R2 Sud, R15, R16	Renfe Operadora-operated long-distance rail services Barcelona Metro line 4 at Barceloneta station	Barcelona	1	1
Barcelona Passeig de Gràcia*	●	●	R2, R2 Nord, R2 Sud, R11, R15, R16	Barcelona Metro lines 2, 3 and 4	Barcelona	1	1
Barcelona Sants*	●	●	R1, R2, R2 Nord, R2 Sud, R3, R4, R11, R12, R15, R16, RG1	Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services TGV high-speed rail services Barcelona Metro lines 3 and 5 at Sants Estació station National and international coach services	Barcelona	1	1
Gavà	●	●	R2, R2 Sud, R15	—	Gavà	1	2
Castelldefels	●	●	R2, R2 Sud, R15	—	Castelldefels	1	2
Sitges	●	●	R2 Sud, R15	—	Sitges	3A	4
Vilanova i la Geltrú	●	●	R2 Sud, R15, R16	—	Vilanova i la Geltrú	4A	4
Cunit	●	●	R2 Sud, R15	—	Cunit	5A	5
Segur de Calafell	●	●	R2 Sud, R15	—	Calafell	5A	5
Calafell	●	●	R2 Sud, R15	—	Calafell	5A	5
Sant Vicenç de Calders	●	●	R2 Sud, R4, R15, R16, RT2	—	El Vendrell	6A	6
Roda de Mar	●		—	—	Roda de Barà	—	—
Roda de Barà	●		—	—	Roda de Barà	—	—
Salomó	●		—	—	Salomó	—	—
Vilabella	●		—	—	Vilabella	—	—
Nulles-Bràfim	●		—	—	Nulles	—	—
Valls	●		—	—	Valls	—	—
Torredembarra		●	R15, R16, RT2	—	Torredembarra	6A	6
Altafulla-Tamarit		●	R15, R16, RT2	—	Altafulla	2A	2
Tarragona*		●	R15, R16, RT1, RT2	Renfe Operadora-operated long-distance rail services National and international coach services	Tarragona	1	1
Vila-seca		●	R15, RT1	—	Vila-seca	1A	1
Reus*		●	R15, RT1	Renfe Operadora-operated long-distance rail services National and international coach services	Reus	2	2
La Selva del Camp		●	—	—	La Selva del Camp	—	—
Alcover		●	—	—	Alcover	—	—
La Plana-Picamoixons	●	●	—	—	Valls	—	—
La Riba	●	●	—	—	La Riba	—	—
Vilaverd	●	●	—	—	Vilaverd	—	—
Montblanc	●	●	—	—	Montblanc	—	—
L'Espluga de Francolí	●	●	—	—	L'Espluga de Francolí	—	—
Vimbodí	●	●	—	—	Vimbodí	—	—
Vinaixa	●	●	—	—	Vinaixa	—	—
La Floresta	●	●	—	—	La Floresta	—	—
Les Borges Blanques	●	●	—	—	Les Borges Blanques	—	—
Juneda	●	●	—	—	Juneda	—	—
Puigverd de Lleida - Artesa de Lleida	●	●	—	—	Puigverd de Lleida	—	—
Lleida Pirineus#*	●	●	R12	Renfe Operadora-operated high-speed and long-distance rail services TGV high-speed rail services National and international coach services	Lleida	1	1

External links

• Rodalies de Catalunya official website
• Schedule for the R13 (PDF format)
• R13 Rodalies (rod4cat) on Twitter. Official Twitter account by Rodalies de Catalunya for the R4 with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan)
• Geographic data related to R13 at OpenStreetMap
• R13 (rodalia 13) on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R13 by its users.
• Information about the R13 and R14 at trenscat.cat (Catalan)