Ariz is a station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 of the Line 2

Line 2 (Metro Bilbao)

Line 2 of Metro Bilbao starts on Etxebarri Station and reaches Santurtzi Station. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, and the left bank of the Nervión river...

 of Metro Bilbao

Metro Bilbao

Metro Bilbao is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Its lines have a "Y" shape, with two lines that transit both banks of the Nervión river and then combine to form one line that ends in the south of Bilbao...

.. The station before is Etxebarri and the station after is Basauri

Basauri (Metro Bilbao)

Basauri is the south-eastern terminus of Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Ariz. Basauri station is located in the municipality of the same name, in the Greater Bilbao area. It is one of the two stations located in this municiaplity, the other one being Ariz...

, which is the terminus station. Ariz station is located in the municipality

Municipalities of Spain

The municipalities of Spain In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian , sing. municipi.*Galician or , sing. municipio/bisbarra.*Basque , sing. udalerria. are the basic level of Spanish local government...

 of Basauri

Basauri

Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of Ariz. It...

, in the Greater Bilbao area. It is one of the two stations located in this municipality, being the other one Basauri

Basauri (Metro Bilbao)

Basauri is the south-eastern terminus of Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Ariz. Basauri station is located in the municipality of the same name, in the Greater Bilbao area. It is one of the two stations located in this municiaplity, the other one being Ariz...

. It is an underground station and ita fare zone is B0.

History

It was opened on February 28, 2011, being one of the two stations planned to be opened in the municipality of Basauri

Basauri

Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of Ariz. It...

, the other one being Basauri station

Basauri (Metro Bilbao)

Basauri is the south-eastern terminus of Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Ariz. Basauri station is located in the municipality of the same name, in the Greater Bilbao area. It is one of the two stations located in this municiaplity, the other one being Ariz...

 and which was opened on November 11, 2011. Only on the first day, more than 8.000 passengers used the new station.

Until the opening of Basauri station, both lines 1 and 2 operated in this station; starting on November 11 only Line 2

Line 2 (Metro Bilbao)

Line 2 of Metro Bilbao starts on Etxebarri Station and reaches Santurtzi Station. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, and the left bank of the Nervión river...

reaches it, and then follows to Basauri station. Line 1 now ends in Etxebarri.

Access

The station can be accessed from:

• Nagusia street (Nagusia exit)
• Valencia street (Valencia exit)
• León street