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Valdebebas () is an urban development under construction in the city of
A station of the
Madrid
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, Spain
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near Barajas Airport
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*Barajas (Madrid), the district of Madrid in which the airport lies
**Barajas (Madrid Metro), station along Line 8 of the Madrid Metro
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. It will host around 12,500 apartments and houses for a population of 40,000 inhabitants. The Valdebebas Woodland Park is being constructed with an area of 500 hectares. The neighbourhood will also have retail spaces, offices, hotels, and public facilities.
Location
Valdebebas is situated 8 kilometers fromPlaza de Castilla
The Plaza de Castilla ( en, "Castile Square") is a roundabout in the north of Madrid, Spain.
Location
It is located in the north of the city and is bisected by Paseo de la Castellana, one of the main thoroughfares of the capital, almost at its ...
and the Cuatro Torres complex in northeastern Madrid. The area is bordered to the north by La Moraleja
La Moraleja is an affluent residential district of Alcobendas municipality in northern Community of Madrid, Spain, in the Madrid metropolitan area; located next to El Soto and El Encinar de los Reyes. The Spanish version of Greenwich, it is home t ...
, to the south by IFEMA
Ifema (short for ''Institución Ferial de Madrid; "''Fair Institution of Madrid") is an entity charged with the organisation of fairs, halls and congresses in their facilities in Madrid.
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, to the east by Barajas International Airport T-4 and to the west by Sanchinarro.
Transportation
Four major routes surround the Valdebebas area: *The M-11, connecting Barajas Airport to the city center. *The M-40, one of the principal bypasses of Madrid. *The Radial 2, that directs to the northeast region of Madrid. *The M-12, the north–south airport axis.
A station of the Cercanías
The commuter rail systems of Spain's major metropolitan areas are called ''Cercanías'' () in most of Spain, ''Rodalia'' () in the Valencian Community, ''Aldiriak'' () in the Basque Country and ''Rodalies'' () in Catalonia. There are twelve ''Ce ...
commuter train line is under construction. The station forms part of a line extension that includes two more stops: Barajas T-4 and Fuente de la Mora, the latter already in use. Valdebebas train station was completed in 2011, but remains out of service as of February 2013. The tunnel, which has dual-gauge tracks, will also host high-speed train AVE train starting in Terminal 4, with no stop in Valdebebas. There is also a commitment by Madrid City Hall to open urban bus lines for the new neighbourhood. The station opened for service in December 2015.
Real Madrid training facilities
Valdebebas is the home ofCiudad Real Madrid
The Ciudad Real Madrid (Real Madrid City) is the name given to Real Madrid's training complex, located outside Madrid in Valdebebas near Barajas airport. Also hosting the club's youth academy, known conceptually as '' La Fábrica'', the facility ...
, the training facilities of Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
.
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