Castelldefels railway station
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Castelldefels railway station serves Castelldefels
, in the comarca of Baix Llobregat
, in Catalonia
, Spain
. It is served by RENFE
Rodalies Barcelona
(Cercanías in Spanish
) line R2.
The station has five platforms - platforms 1 and 2 are the through platforms, platform 4 is for trains terminating or starting at the station, and platforms 3 and 5 are bay platform
s, sometimes used by trains at the beginning or end of service.
The stations on either side are Gavà (heading towards Barcelona) and Platja de Castelldefels
(heading away from Barcelona).
off peak service is:
Castelldefels
Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain and part of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Its population is 63.151 .-Geography and location:...
, in the comarca of Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
, in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is served by RENFE
RENFE
Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...
Rodalies Barcelona
Rodalies Barcelona
Rodalies Barcelona is the commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, and its metropolitan area as well as other parts of the province.Rodalies Barcelona is made up of 13 lines, 6 of which are operated by the Spanish company RENFE and 7 by Generalitat-owned FGC. The whole network—and fare...
(Cercanías in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) line R2.
The station has five platforms - platforms 1 and 2 are the through platforms, platform 4 is for trains terminating or starting at the station, and platforms 3 and 5 are bay platform
Bay platform
Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
s, sometimes used by trains at the beginning or end of service.
The stations on either side are Gavà (heading towards Barcelona) and Platja de Castelldefels
Platja de Castelldefels railway station
Platja de Castelldefels railway station is a small stop on the Rodalies Barcelona R2 line serving the beach district of Castelldefels , approximately 17 minutes by train from Barcelona Sants Station...
(heading away from Barcelona).
Schedules
The typical R2Rodalies Barcelona line 2
Rodalies Barcelona line 2 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line is known as Coast line in its south part...
off peak service is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to Barcelona:
- trains at 02 and 32 minutes past the hour, calling at all stations to Sant CeloniSant CeloniSant Celoni is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Tordera river between the ranges of Montseny and Montnegre. The main part of the town is on the left bank of the river...
via BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... - trains at 07 and 37 minutes past the hour, calling at GavàGavàGavà is a municipality in Barcelona Province , bordering the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels; not to get confused with the village of Gava in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.Gavà has a beach and two...
, Barcelona Sants, Passeig de Gràcia, El Clot - Aragó and Sant Andreu Comtal - trains at 20 and 50 minutes past the hour, calling all stations to Granollers (Centre) via Barcelona
- trains at 02 and 32 minutes past the hour, calling at all stations to Sant Celoni
- Trains at 02 and 32 minutes past the hour, calling at all stations to Vilanova i la GeltrúVilanova i la GeltrúVilanova i la Geltrú is a city in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and the capital of the Garraf comarca. Originally a fishing port, the city has a growing population of approximately 66,000, and is situated 40 km south-west of Barcelona, with the more famous coastal resort of...
- Trains at 23 and 53 minutes past the hour, calling at SitgesSitges railway stationSitges railway station serves the town of Sitges in the comarca of Garraf, in Catalonia, Spain. It is served by RENFE Rodalies Barcelona line R2....
, Vilanova i la Geltrú and all stations to Sant Vicenç de Calders