Public transport in

Castelldefels Castelldefels () is a municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, and a suburban town of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Its population is 65,954 ( IDESCAT, 2017). Geography and location ...

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) belongs to the broader

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transportation network, organised around the entity

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(ATM). Castelldefels is both a

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, with many commuters driving everyday into

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, and an important locality in itself.

Railway transport

Trains first arrived in 1881 in Castelldefels with the introduction of the Vilanova line.

Railway stations

Both part of the

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commuter railway network.

New railway projects

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line which was to be numbered L12 was presented in 2002 as part of a major, much-needed revamp of the transportation facilities in the

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part of the metropolitan area. The line, however, was effectively deemed completely unpractical, and dropped out of the final draft for the area, instead requiring a reform of Rodalies Barcelona, with a new line from

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or Cornellà.

Accidents

The Castelldefels rail accident occurred on 23 June 2010 when a passenger train struck a group of people who were crossing the railway on the level at Platja de Castelldefels station. Twelve people were killed, and fourteen injured: the majority of the victims were of

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.. The accident occurred on St. John's Eve, a major celebration in Catalonia as well as in other parts of Spain and in several other European countries. The victims were apparently trying to get to the beach less than 200 metres from the station, where a concert by Ecuadorian singer

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had been organized. It was the worst railway accident in Spain since a collision between a passenger train and a freight train at

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in June 2003 killed 19 and injured 38 people..

Bus lines

All of the local bus lines are operated by ''Avanza Spain SL'', except the M5 which is operated by ''Monbus i Julià''.

Urban buses

* CF1 - Castelldefels (Can Roca) - Castelldefels (El Poal) * CF2 - Castelldefels (Vista Alegre) - Castelldefels (Port Ginesta - Les Botigues)

Interurban buses

* L94 - Barcelona (Estació de Sants) - Castelldefels (Les Botigues - Pg. Marítim) * L95 - Barcelona (Ronda Universitat) - Castelldefels (La Muntanyeta) * L96 - Castelldefels (Bellamar) - Sant Boi de Llobregat (Estació FGC) * L97 - Barcelona (Maria Cristina) - Castelldefels (El Poal) * L99 - Castelldefels (Passeig del Pitort) - Aeroport Terminal T1 * M5 - Castelldefels (Av. Constitució) - Cornellà de Llobregat (Intercanviador Cornellà Centre)

Express buses

* X95 - Barcelona (Pl. Catalunya) - Castelldefels (La Muntanyeta) * X97 - Barcelona (Maria Cristina) - Castelldefels (Centre)

Night buses

* N14 - Barcelona Pl. Catalunya - Esplugues de Llobregat- Castelldefels (Centre Vila) * N16 - Barcelona Pl. Catalunya - Hospital de Bellvitge - Castelldefels (Bellamar) * N19 - Castelldefels (Passeig del Pitort) - Airport T1/T2 - El Prat de Llobregat (Estació Rodalies)

References

External links

City council website
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