Southern Madrid will see changes to its nighttime Cercanías service: Line C-3 will suspend service between Getafe Industrial and Valdemoro during the late-night hours of the next three weekends in June, due to improvement work at Pinto station.
To ensure you can still make your trip, replacement buses will be available, but it’s a good idea to check the schedules carefully if you use this route to get home or connect to other forms of transportation.
When and where the Cercanías service is suspended
The line will be affected on the weekendsof June 13–14, 20–21, and 27–28. Service will be suspended from11:00 PMon Saturdays and Sundaysuntil the end of servicethat same night.
The exact section without trains is the one between Getafe Industrial, Pinto, and Valdemoro, onLine C-3of the Madrid Commuter Rail network. During that nighttime period, the line will be split in two: trainscoming from Aranjuezwill begin and end their route inValdemoro. Trainscoming from Madrid (Villaverde Bajo / Atocha)will start and end their journey atGetafe Industrial.
No trains will run between the two terminals (Getafe Industrial–Pinto–Valdemoro) during the last services of the day.
Why is service being interrupted?
The reason is the improvement work that Adif will carry out on thecatenary at Pinto station, the overhead line that powers the electric trains.New componentswill be installed to increase the reliability of the facilities and facilitate future maintenance. According to information from Renfe, the work will be concentrated during weekend night hours tominimize the impacton peak demand periods.
At the same time, the Regional Transport Consortium has also announced other construction work on lines C-3 and C-4 (closure of the Atocha–Sol–Nuevos Ministerios tunnel on some weekends and temporary closure of Sol station), so this month it’s a good idea to double-check the announcements before planning a long trip on the Cercanías.
Replacement buses between Getafe, Pinto, and Valdemoro
To cover the section without rail service, Renfe has implemented an alternative road transport plan:
- Replacement buses will runin both directionsbetweenGetafe Industrial, Pinto, and Valdemoro, with clear signage at the stations.
- These buses will connect with trains arriving at Getafe Industrial from Madrid and with those departing from Valdemoro toward Aranjuez, replicating the C-3’s latest schedules as closely as possible.
Detailed information on stops and schedules is available on the Renfe website and the official Cercanías Madrid profile, as well as on the Regional Transport Consortium’s website (under the “Cercanías Notices” section).
