R1–RG1 (Rodalies de Catalunya)

The current line scheme of the R1 started operating on {{Start date|1989|05|28|df=y}}, after the dismantling of the former route of the Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes railway through the Barcelona neighborhood of Poblenou.{{cite news |author= |date=19 May 1989 |title=Renfe cierra la estación de Cercanías y el tren ya llega desde Mataró hasta el centro de Barcelona |trans-title=Renfe shuts down Cercanías station and trains are already running from Mataró to central Barcelona |url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.lavanguardia.com/LVE08/HEM/1989/05/19/LVG19890519-032.pdf |language=es |page=32 |newspaper=La Vanguardia |location=Sant Adrià de Besòs |access-date=26 April 2015 }}{{cite news |last1=Sierra |first1=Lluís |last2=V. Aroca |first2=Jaume |date=27 May 1989 |title=Los Juegos Olímpicos cumplen su primer objetivo de ganar playas y acercar el Maresme a Barcelona |trans-title=The Olympic Games fulfill the objectives of gaining beach access and getting El Maresme closer to Barcelona |url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.lavanguardia.com/LVE08/HEM/1989/05/27/LVG19890527-020.pdf |language=es |page=20 |newspaper=La Vanguardia |location=Barcelona |access-date=26 April 2015 }} Earlier, all the commuter rail services coming from Mataró used the route through Poblenou, terminating at Estació de les Rodalies, a terminus station that was located adjacent to the still existing Estació de França.{{sfnp|Julià Sort|2013|p=67}} All services coming from Mataró were then rerouted through the Sagrera rail complex and the Meridiana Tunnel to access Barcelona, terminating at L'Hospitalet de Llobregat or Barcelona–El Prat Airport stations, depending on the station of origin. The services coming from Mataró terminated at the airport, whilst the services coming from north of Mataró terminated at L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Since the new through line scheme offered more stops within Barcelona and better connections with the city's metro system, the line's ridership doubled.{{sfnp|Julià Sort|2013|p=67}} Throughout 1989, this new line scheme was incorporated as part of line 1 of Rodalia Barcelona (predecessor of the R1), the Cercanías commuter rail system for the Barcelona area, created in the same year.{{sfnp|Julià Sort|2013|pp=69–71}}

On 4 December 2005, the services between Mataró and the airport were suspended due to the construction works of the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line in Barcelona's southern access, leaving the airport without any direct trains to Barcelona.{{cite news |author= |date=2 December 2005 |title=Sense tren directe entre Sants i l'aeroport per les obres del TAV |trans-title=No direct trains between Barcelona Sants and the airport due to the high-speed train construction works |url=http://www.laxarxa.com/altres/noticia/sense-tren-directe-entre-sants-i-l-aeroport-per-les-obres-del-tav |language=ca |publisher=La Xarxa |access-date=5 August 2015 }} These services moved their southern terminus from the airport to Molins de Rei, originating the line's current termini. The R1 also started operating as a shuttle line between the airport and El Prat de Llobregat railway station until 22 July 2006,{{cite thesis |last=Martínez Sánchez |first=José Antonio |date=June 2006 |title=Anàlisi de la xarxa ferroviària de la RMB |trans-title=Study on the railway system in the Barcelona metropolitan area |language=ca |type=Thesis |chapter=Inventari del sistema ferroviari de viatgers |trans-chapter=Inventory of the passenger rail system |page=38 |publisher=Polytechnic University of Catalonia |url=https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/handle/2099.1/3318/55867-10.pdf |access-date=7 August 2015}} when line {{lnl|RdC|R10}} was created, providing a direct rail link between the airport and central Barcelona anew.{{cite web |date=20 July 2006 |title=Renfe restablece conexión Barcelona-Aeropuerto |language=es |trans-title=Renfe reestablishes Barcelona–Airport link |publisher=EuroFerroviarios |url=http://www.accitanosdelaestacion.euroferroviarios.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=103&theme=Printer |access-date=26 April 2015}}

Like the rest of Rodalies de Catalunya lines, the R1–RG1 runs on the Iberian gauge mainline railway system, which is owned by Adif, an agency of the Spanish government. All of the railway lines carrying Rodalies de Catalunya services are electrified at 3,000 volts (V) direct current (DC) using overhead lines. The R1–RG1 operates on a total line length of {{convert|181.2|km|mi}}, which is entirely double-track, excepting for the single-track section between {{Stnlnk|Arenys de Mar}} and {{Stnlnk|Maçanet-Massanes}} stations.{{cite web |last=Borràs |first=Bernat |title=Línia R1 Molins de Rei - Maçanet-Massanes per Mataró |trans-title=Line R1 Molins de Rei - Maçanet-Massanes via Mataró |url=http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/r1_ct.html |language=ca |website=trenscat.cat |access-date=1 August 2015 }} The trains on the line call at up to 48 stations, using the following railway lines, in order from south to north:{{cite web |title=Listado de líneas y estaciones |trans-title=List of railway lines and stations |language=es |url=https://sede.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/4A8F0821-A4B6-4EB0-9F1C-BF4100B2BF77/68661/Ayuda_lineas_Estaciones.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain |access-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018003206/https://sede.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/4A8F0821-A4B6-4EB0-9F1C-BF4100B2BF77/68661/Ayuda_lineas_Estaciones.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}

The entire length of the Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes railway is solely used by the R1–RG1, though the rest of the infrastructure it uses is shared with other services. South of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, it shares tracks with Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service line {{lnl|RdC|R4}}.{{cite web |last=Borràs |first=Bernat |title=Xarxa de via ampla - XC03. Línia Barcelona-Vilafranca-Tarragona|trans-title=Broad gauge system - XC03. Barcelona-Vilafranca-Tarragona line |url=http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/linia03_ct.html |language=ca |website=trenscat.cat |access-date=1 August 2015 }} Between L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Arc de Triomf stations, R1 and RG1 trains share tracks with commuter rail lines {{lnl|RdC|R3}} and R4, and regional rail line {{lnl|RdC|R12}}, using the Meridiana Tunnel through central Barcelona. After Arc de Triomf, they branch off to El Clot-Aragó railway station, running on exclusive tracks from this point on to Maçanet-Massanes.{{cite web |last=Borràs |first=Bernat |title=Xarxa de via ampla - XC15. Estacions i línies de la ciutat de Barcelona |trans-title=Broad gauge system - XC15. Stations and lines in the city of Barcelona |url=http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/linia15_ct.html |language=ca |website=trenscat.cat |access-date=1 August 2015 }} North of Maçanet-Massanes, the R1–RG1 shares tracks with regional line {{lnl|RdC|R11}} and freight services.{{cite web |last=Borràs |first=Bernat |title=Xarxa de via ampla - XC02. Línia Barcelona-Girona-Portbou |trans-title=Broad gauge system - XC02. Barcelona-Girona-Portbou line |url=http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/linia02_ct.html |language=ca |website=trenscat.cat |access-date=1 August 2015 }}

In May 2015, Adif announced that the R1–RG1 would be the first Rodalies de Catalunya line to feature the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) signaling and security system. ERTMS Level 2 will be installed on the {{convert|56|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} section between L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and {{Stnlnk|Mataró}}, increasing capacity and reliability parameters.{{cite press release |url=http://prensa.adif.es/ade/u08/GAP/Prensa.nsf/0/BF526263F706FF0FC1257E54004CAEDD/$file/150529%20NP%20Fomento%20LIC%20ERTMS%20Cercan%C3%ADas%20Barcelona.pdf |title=Fomento invertirá 92,9 millones de euros en la implantación del ERTMS en el primer tramo de la red de Cercanías de Barcelona |trans-title=The Ministry of Public Works and Transport will invest 92.9 million euro in the implementation of the ERTMS on the first stretch of the Barcelona commuter rail system |language=es |publisher=Adif |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=2 August 2015}}

File:Rodalies Renfe Mataró Catalonia.JPG train on a R1 service near Mataró in 2007.]]

There are no end-to-end services between {{Stnlnk|Molins de Rei}} and {{Stnlnk|Portbou}} stations on the R1–RG1, which means only partial services operate on the line. The services commencing or terminating at Molins de Rei do not usually run north of {{Stnlnk|Mataró}} or {{Stnlnk|Arenys de Mar}}. On the other hand, most services commencing or terminating at {{Stnlnk|L'Hospitalet de Llobregat}} run north of Arenys de Mar, using {{Stnlnk|Calella}}, {{Stnlnk|Blanes}}, {{Stnlnk|Maçanet-Massanes}}, {{Stnlnk|Figueres}} or Portbou stations as their northern terminus, in order from south to north. Furthermore, since 31 January 2009, there have been no limited services, so that the entirety of R1 and RG1 trains call at all stations. Previously, some R1 trains had operated limited services, skipping {{Stnlnk|Montgat}}, {{Stnlnk|Montgat Nord}}, and {{Stnlnk|Cabrera de Mar-Vilassar de Mar}} stations.{{cite press release |url=http://prensa.adif.es/ade/u08/GAP/Prensa.nsf/Vo000A/8071B444396A10B4C125754600583621?Opendocument |title=Adif inicia la segunda fase de las obras de la línea de alta velocidad en el entorno de la estación de Sant Andreu Comtal |trans-title=Adif commences the second phase of the construction works of the high-speed rail line near Sant Andreu Comtal station |website=Sala de prensa |language=es |publisher=Adif |date=22 January 2009 |access-date=15 August 2015}} The first trains run about 5:00 in the morning, with the latest arriving at about 1:00 at night.

The designation of the services operating on the line depends on the route they operate. The services between Molins de Rei and Maçanet-Massanes are designated R1 in coordination with the rest of Barcelona commuter rail service lines, whilst the services between L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and other stations located further north of Maçanet-Massanes are designated RG1 (the letter 'G' stands for Girona) to indicate that they are part of the Girona commuter rail service. RG1 services began operating on {{Start date|2014|03|20|df=y}} after former R1 services between L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Maçanet-Massanes were extended northwards to Figueres.{{cite press release |url=http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2014/03/19/17/53/2d182506-cf7e-4906-89f6-a55b709685c5.pdf |title=Girona estrena servei de rodalia el 24 de març amb connexió directa entre Figueres, Girona, Blanes i Mataró |trans-title=Starting on 24 March, Girona has for the first time a commuter rail service providing a direct link between Figueres, Girona, Blanes and Mataró |website=Sala de premsa |language=ca |publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia |date=19 March 2014 |access-date=20 June 2014}} Since {{Start date|2014|06|20|df=y}}, some of these services have been extended further north to Portbou.{{cite press release |url=http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/docs/2014/06/18/17/28/db4ad76e-b381-47f8-9c96-0267a9f0c327.pdf |title=Territori i Sostenibilitat reforça la rodalia del Camp de Tarragona i la de Girona amb noves parades a partir d'aquest divendres |trans-title=The Department of Public Works has reinforced the Camp de Tarragona and the Girona commuter rail services with new stops starting on Friday |website=Sala de premsa |language=ca |publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=20 June 2014}}

{{As of|2015|July}}, the service routes operating on the R1–RG1 are as follows:

File:Sant Pol Estació.JPG train on a R1 service at Sant Pol de Mar in 2007.]]

The line's activity gathers on the section between L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Mataró, where a peak-time frequency of 6 minutes has been offered since 26 June 2011, that is the highest on any line of the Rodalies de Catalunya system.{{cite news |last=García i Aranzueque |first=Raül |date=5 May 2011 |title=R8: Nova línia de rodalies |trans-title=R8: New commuter rail line |url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat//noticia/article/2-societat/5-societat/413486-r8-nova-linia-de-rodalies.html |language=ca |newspaper=El Punt Avui |location=Montgat |access-date=26 April 2014 }} The service frequency reduces as the line moves away from Barcelona, especially on the section north of Maçanet-Massanes, where only RG1 services operate on weekdays, and which is already served by regional rail line {{lnl|RdC|R11}}.{{cite web |last=Borràs |first=Bernat |title=Línia R11 Barcelona Sants - Portbou per Granollers Centre i Girona |trans-title=Line R11 Barcelona Sants - Portbou via Granollers Centre and Girona |url=http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/r11_ct.html |language=ca |website=trenscat.cat |access-date=12 August 2015 }} Moreover, the R1 does not operate south of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat on weekends, when this section is solely served by Barcelona commuter rail service line {{lnl|RdC|R4}}.{{cite web |last=Borràs |first=Bernat |title=Línia R4 Sant Vicenç de Calders - Manresa per Vilafranca del Penedès |trans-title=Line R4 Sant Vicenç de Calders - Manresa via Vilafranca del Penedès |url=http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/r4_ct.html |language=ca |website=trenscat.cat |access-date=18 August 2015 }}

{{As of|2015|July}}, the approximate service frequencies on the R1–RG1 are as follows:

The trains used on the R1–RG1 are Civia—specifically, the 463, 464 and 465 Series, which consist of three, four and five cars per set, respectively—and 447 Series electrical multiple units (EMU).{{cite web |url=http://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/linies_estacions_i_trens/servei_regionals/rg1 |title=Línia RG1 |trans-title=Line RG1 |language=ca |website=Rodalies de Catalunya |publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia |access-date=17 August 2015}} Civia trains have been running on the line since July 2006, initially only operating services between Molins de Rei and Calella.{{cite thesis |last=Ureña Piñol |first=Albert |date=February 2010 |title=Modificación del trazado de la línea C1 de RENFE. Estudio de Viabilidad. |trans-title=Modification of the route of RENFE line C1. Viability study. |language=es |type=Thesis |chapter=Memoria |trans-chapter=Statements |page=13 |publisher=Polytechnic University of Catalonia |url=https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/handle/2099.1/9219/Memoria.pdf |access-date=7 August 2015}} On average, these trains operate a total of 216 services on the line every day on weekdays, accounting for a ridership of 102,214, according to 2008 data.

The 2008–2015 Rail Infrastructure Master Plan for the Barcelona Commuter Rail Service, developed by the Spanish Ministry of Public Works and Transport, plans to establish a "coast-to-coast" and "inland-to-inland" line scheme.{{sfnp|Ministerio de Fomento|2009|p=29}} According to this project, the current R1 will be extended southwards from {{Stnlnk|Barcelona Sants}} to {{Stnlnk|Sant Vicenç de Calders}} stations, via {{Stnlnk|Vilanova i la Geltrú}}, taking over the southern section of the present line {{lnl|RdC|R2}}. The R1 will become the "coast-to-coast" line, creating a new major south–north axis along the coast of the Barcelona metropolitan area. R1 trains will continue to use the Meridiana Tunnel in central Barcelona with the new line scheme, which is currently not possible due to the configuration of the southern rail accesses to Barcelona Sants. A long-term project with an uncertain completion date, the new configuration would require multimillion-euro investments since it is associated with the construction of a new underground route in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat for the Rodalies de Catalunya lines running through the city as well as the new rail link for Barcelona–El Prat Airport.{{sfnp|Julià Sort|2013|pp=144–145}}

As stated in the master plan, the proposed peak-time service frequencies for the future R1 would be as follows:{{sfnp|Ministerio de Fomento|2009|p=94}}

File:Sant Adrià de Besòs station III.jpg train on a R1 service at Sant Adrià de Besòs railway station in 2013.]]

The following table lists the name of each station served by line R1–RG1 in order from south to north; the station's service pattern offered by R1 and/or RG1 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(s) each station belongs to according to the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM Àrea de Barcelona) and the Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de Girona (ATM Àrea de Girona) fare-integrated public transport systems,{{cite map |publisher=Autoritat del Transport Metropolità |title=Integrated Railway Network |url=http://doc.atm.cat/ca/xarxa_ferrov_global.pdf |format=PDF |date=August 2013 |access-date=26 June 2014 }}{{cite web |publisher=ATM Àrea de Girona |title=Transport zones |url=http://www.atmgirona.cat/en/informacio-linies-horaris |access-date=14 February 2015 }} as well as Rodalies de Catalunya's own fare zone system for Barcelona commuter rail service lines.{{cite map |publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia |website=Rodalies de Catalunya |date=20 July 2015 |title=Servei de rodalia de Barcelona |trans-title=Barcelona commuter rail service |url=http://rodalies.gencat.cat/web/.content/mapes/Mapa_Rodalia_Barcelona.pdf |language=ca |format=PDF |access-date=7 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005082237/http://rodalies.gencat.cat/web/.content/mapes/Mapa_Rodalia_Barcelona.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}

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• {{cite book |last=Julià Sort |first=Jordi | date=October 2013 |title=Sagrera i la xarxa ferroviària de Barcelona |trans-title=Sagrera and Barcelona's railway system |language=ca |location=Barcelona |publisher=Viena Edicions |isbn=978-84-8330-740-3}}
• {{cite tech report |date=February 2009 |title=Plan de infraestructuras ferroviarias de cercanías de Barcelona 2008-2015 |trans-title=2008–2015 Infrastructure Master Plan for the Barcelona Commuter Rail Service |language=es |url=http://www.transportpublic.org/images/pdf/20090200-cercanias-planbarcelona.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Government of Spain. |via=Associació per a la Promoció del Transport Públic |ref={{harvid|Ministerio de Fomento|2009}}}}

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• [http://rodalies.gencat.cat/en Rodalies de Catalunya official website]
• Schedules for the R1–RG1 (PDF format): [http://rodalies.gencat.cat/web/.content/pdf/horaris/R1.pdf Molins de Rei–Figueres section] {{·}}[http://rodalies.gencat.cat/web/.content/pdf/horaris/RG1.pdf Mataró–Portbou section (limited version for the Girona commuter rail service)]
• Official Twitter accounts by Rodalies de Catalunya for lines [https://twitter.com/rod1cat R1] and [https://twitter.com/rg1cat RG1] with service status updates (tweets usually published only in Catalan)
• {{OSM relation|197515|R1}}
• [https://twitter.com/rodalia1 R1 (rodalia 1)] on Twitter. Unofficial Twitter account by Rodalia.info monitoring real-time information about the R1 provided by its users.
• Information about lines [http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/r1_ct.html R1] and [http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/rg1_ct.html RG1] at trenscat.cat {{in lang|ca}}

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