Basauri (Bilbao metro)

Coordinates: 43°14′12″N 2°53′40″W / 43.23667°N 2.89444°W / 43.23667; -2.89444
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Basauri
Station location
General information
Location31 Marcelino González St, Basauri[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°14′12″N 2°53′40″W / 43.23667°N 2.89444°W / 43.23667; -2.89444
Owned by
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened11 November 2011
Passengers
20211,066,272[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Ariz
towards Kabiezes
Line 2 Terminus

Basauri is the southern

terminus of line 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the municipality of Basauri, part of the Bilbao metropolitan area
. It opened in 2011.

The Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network (operated by Renfe) also has a Basauri station on its C3 line, but they are not at the same location – there is a distance of about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) between them, with the Cercanías station serving the industrial area to the south of the town, including the large Sidenor [es] steel facility.

History

The station was opened on 11 November 2011, the second metro station in Basauri after

Kabiezes in 2014.[citation needed
]

Station layout

Basauri station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by

Norman Foster
, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks.

Access

  • Basozelai St., next to the City Hall (Basozelai exit, closed during the night time services)
  • 2 Bidasoa St. (Bidasoa exit)
  • 23 Gipuzkoa St. (Gipuzkoa exit)

Services

The station is served by

Bizkaibus
regional services.

References

  1. ^ "Estaciones - Basauri". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Metro Bilbao inaugura hoy la segunda estación de Basauri". EITB (in Spanish). 11 November 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

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