Delta Metro Project the long-stalled ‘Delta Metro’ project is back on the table as mayors in the southern Baix Llobregat demand urgent action to address chronic transport congestion and a major population boom. Delta Metro Project Revived as Population Pressure Mounts For over two decades, the ‘metro del Delta’ has been discussed but never delivered.
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Now, with the area’s population hitting 270,000 and plans for 10,000 new homes in the next 10-15 years, local leaders say the situation is critical. The current transport options-Rodalies trains and metropolitan buses-are overwhelmed. When trains fail, buses become saturated and get stuck in traffic.
“We’re starting from a deficit,” says Lluïsa Moret, Mayor of Sant Boi and President of the Barcelona Provincial Council. “With this projected population increase, it would be even worse.
According to a report by El Periódico, the Catalan government is now formally studying the option of using Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat (FGC) to build the line.
FGC Emerges as the Preferred Solution Sources confirm the government is evaluating an FGC-led project. The plan involves a new branch from the existing Llobregat-Anoia line at Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa, descending to serve Castelldefels.
Infraestructures Ferroviàries de Catalunya (Ifercat) and FGC will collaborate on a foundational study, funded by around €400,000. The tender is expected in the coming weeks, with work starting in autumn 2026. However, the mayors largely agree that FGC is the most realistic option.
This new push follows a 2022 study commissioned by the national government, which explored alternatives but whose conclusions were never published. The current initiative, led by the Generalitat, appears to have more momentum.
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