Public transport in Castelldefels (

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) belongs to the broader

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transportation network, organised around the entity Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM). Castelldefels is both a dormitory town, 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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part of the metropolitan area. The line, however, was effectively deemed completely unpractical, and dropped out of the final draft for the area and instead a reform of Rodalies Barcelona, with a new line from Castelldefels to

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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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n origin, particularly from

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.. The accident occurred on

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, a major celebration in Catalonia 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 Rubén de Rey had been organized. It was the worst railway accident in Spain since a collision between a passenger train and a freight train at Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón in June 2003 killed 19 and injured 38 people..

Bus lines

All of the local bus lines are operated by

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. * CF1 - Castelldefels (Agustina d'Aragó) - Castelldefels (Les Botigues - Pg. Marítim) * L94 - Barcelona (Estació de Sants) - Castelldefels (Les Botigues - Pg. Marítim) * L95 - Barcelona (Ronda Universitat) - Castelldefels (Carles Riba) * L96 - Castelldefels (Bellamar) - Sant Boi de Llobregat (Estació FGC) * L97 - Barcelona (Pl. Reina Mª Cristina) - Castelldefels (Bellamar) * L99 - Castelldefels (Passeig Pitort) - Aeroport Terminal T1

Night bus lines

* N14 - Barcelona (Ronda Universitat) - Castelldefels (Centre vila) * N16 - Barcelona (Ronda Universitat) - Castelldefels (Bellamar) * N19 - El Prat (Estació Rodalies) - Castelldefels (Passeig Pitort)

References

External links

City council website
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