13-590: Castelldefels ( Catalan pronunciation: [kəsˌteʎðəˈfɛls] ) 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). It is located about 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Barcelona , just to the north of the massís del Garraf and
26-423: A footbridge and, since November 2009, an underpass. Trains arriving from Barcelona stop at platform 1, on the opposite side of the railway tracks from the beach. There have been several accidents caused by passengers directly crossing the tracks rather than using the footbridge. A 19-year-old woman was killed by an on-coming train while crossing the tracks on 4 March 2009. On the evening of 23 June 2010,
39-478: Is a Rodalies de Catalunya railway station serving the beach district of Castelldefels , in Catalonia , Spain . It is located at about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the main town and less than 200 metres (660 ft) from the beach, making it very busy during the summer months but almost deserted in winter. It is served by some trains on Barcelona commuter rail service line R2 Sud . The station has two 200-metre-long (660 ft) platforms connected by
52-413: Is the last town on the coast before the comarca of Garraf . The town is famous for its long beach (more than 5 km) and well known for being an affluent area, as the place of residence of many famous sportsmen, such as Lionel Messi , Luis Suárez , Philippe Coutinho , or formerly Ronaldinho ; and for being the city which inspired the creation of the character "El Neng de Castefa" who used to appear on
65-848: The People's Alliance Castelldefels School of Technology provides higher education in aeronautics and telecommunications technology. The town is also the location of the Castelldefels and Nexus ( sixth form college ) campuses of the British School of Barcelona (BSB). There are ten public primary schools and three public secondary schools. Transport links include two stations ( Castelldefels and Platja de Castelldefels ) on Renfe line R2 from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Maçanet-Massanes via Barcelona , bus routes to Barcelona (L94, L95, L97), Barcelona Airport (L99) and Sant Boi de Llobregat (L96), as well as an urban bus route connecting
78-677: The beach. Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat ( Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒ ʎuβɾəˈɣat] ) is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia , Spain . It is located in the Barcelona region and its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat . It has long been proposed to split the northern part of Baix Llobregat into a separate comarca. The Catalan government's "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" (the Roca Report [ ca ] ), published in 2000, recommends many changes to comarcas, including
91-537: The creation of Baix Llobregat Nord [ ca ] , with its capital at Martorell , taking in several more municipalities from Alt Penedès , Anoia , Bages , and Vallès Occidental . Recent campaigns have referred to the proposed new comarca as "Montserratí", due to the landmark Montserrat mountain marking part of its eastern border. 41°25′50″N 1°58′00″E / 41.43056°N 1.96667°E / 41.43056; 1.96667 Platja de Castelldefels railway station Platja de Castelldefels
104-490: The late night show called "BFN" hosted by the showman and presenter Andreu Buenafuente . During the summer, many people from Barcelona and the countryside visit it. Nearby towns include Gavà , Viladecans , Sant Boi de Llobregat , Sitges and el Prat de Llobregat . Castelldefels borders the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Sitges and Gavà with a major beach. Castelldefels also enjoys close proximity to
117-520: The major international airport of Barcelona, as El Prat Airport is about 15 km of a drive. The Olympic canal, called Canal Olímpic de Catalunya, built for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games of Barcelona is in the town. The main-belt asteroid 72037 Castelldefels , discovered in 2000, is named after the town. Between 1979 and 2011, the town was governed by the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC). The first democratic mayor after Constitution
130-523: The rest of the town (CF1), the C-32 motorway and the C-31 and C-245 dual carriageways. A second railway line is due to be constructed from Cornellà de Llobregat to Castelldefels. On 23 June 2010, 12 young people were killed, and 14 injured, when they were hit by an express train as they crossed the tracks in the railway station at Platja de Castelldefels , while on their way to a summer solstice bonfire party on
143-619: The station was the site of the Castelldefels train accident in which 13 people were killed and 14 people were injured when an Alaris intercity train from Alicante to Barcelona ploughed into a large group of people who were crossing the lines. The only trains that stop at the station are those of the Barcelona commuter rail service. Regional services from Barcelona to Tarragona and Tortosa , as well as long-distance services to Valencia and Alicante , also pass through
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#1732791119212156-427: The station. These non-stopping trains can pass through the station at speeds of up to 150 km/h (93 mph). The safety of the station, particularly the problems of allowing large numbers of passengers to leave the station, was criticized after its refurbishment in 2009 by members of Castelldefels town council. In November 2009, one council member, Àngels Coté said "on St. John's Eve [the night of 23 June,
169-716: Was Agustín Marina Pérez [ ca ] . In 2011, the conservative People's Party (PP) won a plurality of seats for the first time, and Manuel Reyes of the PP was elected mayor of the town. In 2015, the eco-socialist Candela López of the ICV was elected mayor by a leftist government coalition. results for the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia results for the Party of the Communists of Catalonia results for
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