Line 1 (Metro Bilbao)
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| Ariz Ariz Station (Metro Bilbao) Ariz is a station of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao.. The station before is Etxebarri and the station after is Basauri, which is the terminus station. Ariz station is located in the municipality of Basauri, in the Greater Bilbao area. It is one of the two stations located in this municipality, being... |
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| Etxebarri Etxebarri Station (Metro Bilbao) Etxebarri is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Bolueta, while the station after, and terminus station of both lines, is Ariz. Etxebarri station is located in the municipality of Etxebarri, in the Greater Bilbao area. It was the terminus station for both lines... |
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| Bolueta Bolueta Station Bolueta station, commonly known simply as Bolueta is a railway station serving the commuter rail and regional rail services of EuskoTren and also the rapid transit system Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Bolueta and district of Begoña, south-eastern Bilbao. In total, five... |
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| Basarrate Basarrate Station Basarrate is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Santutxu and the station after is Bolueta. Basarrate is located in the neighborhood of Santutxu in the district of Begoña, in the city of Bilbao. Its name comes from Campa de Basarrate, a plaza located above the... |
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| Santutxu Santutxu Station Santutxu is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Casco Viejo and the station after is Basarrate. It is located in the neighborhood of Santutxu, in the district of Begoña in the city of Bilbao. It is one of the two stations located in the neighborhood, the other... |
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| (*) 2011 | Casco Viejo Casco Viejo Station Casco Viejo Station, also known as Zazpi Kaleak Station is a railway station located in the historial neighborhood of Casco Viejo, in the district of Ibaiondo, Bilbao. It serves the commuter rail services of EuskoTren and rapid transit sytem of Metro Bilbao... |
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| Abando Bilbao-Abando Estación de Abando Indalecio Prieto, also known as Bilbao-Abando and locally named as Estación del Norte is a railway terminal station located on Abando, the sixth district of Bilbao. It is the main and most important train station of Bilbao... |
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| Moyua Moyua Station Moyua is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Indautxu and the station after is Abando. It is located in the neighborhood of Abando in the district of the same name, in the city of Bilbao. It is located under the Moyua Square... |
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| Indautxu Indautxu Station Indautxu is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is San Mames and the station after is Moyua. It is located in the western part of the Abando district, in the neighborhood of Indautxu in the city of Bilbao. It is an underground station situated just under Urquijo... |
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| Termibus Termibus Termibus is the main bus station of Bilbao and it is located beside San Mamés Stadium. The bus terminal is linked to the San Mamés underground, tram and commuter rail station.... |
San Mames San Mames Station San Mames Station or San Mamés is an intermodal railway station located in the neighborhood of Garellano in the district of Basurto-Zorrotza in the city of Bilbao... |
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| Deusto Deusto Station Deusto is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Sarriko and the station after is San Mames. It is located in the neighborhood of Deusto and in the district of the same name, in the city of Bilbao. It is an underground station and it was opened on November 11, 1995... |
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| Sarriko Sarriko Station Sarriko is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is San Inazio and the station after is Deusto. It is located in the neighborhood of Ibarrekolanda, in the district of Deusto in the city of Bilbao. It is an underground station and its fare zone is A.The station is... |
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| San Inazio San Inazio Station San Inazio is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the Lehendakari Agirre street in the neighborhood of San Inazio-Elorrieta in the district of Deusto, in the city of Bilbao. It is the first station where lines 1 and 2 of the network get together. Unlike most of the... |
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| Lutxana Lutxana Station (Metro Bilbao) Lutxana is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Lutxana-Enekuri in the municipality of Erandio, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Erandio and the station after is San Inazio.... |
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| Erandio Erandio Station Erandio is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Altzaga, in the municipality of Erandio, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Astrabudua and the station after is Lutxana.... |
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| Astrabudua Astrabudua Station Astrabudua is a station located in Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Astrabudua, in the municipality of Erandio, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Leioa and the station after is Erandio.... |
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| Leioa Leioa Station Leioa is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Udondo, in the municipality of Leioa, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Lamiako and the station after is Astrabudua. It's an at-grade level station and has a three-floor park and ride parking with... |
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| Lamiako Lamiako Station Lamiako is a station of the Line 1. It is located in the neighborhood of Lamiako, in the municipality of Leioa in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Areeta and the station after is Leioa. It is an at-grade station and its fare zone is B1. It has a fare-free parking.- Access :* 94,... |
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| Areeta Areeta Station Areeta is a station of Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Las Arenas in the municipality of Getxo, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Gobela and the station after is Lamiako... |
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| Gobela Gobela Station Gobela is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located at the neighborhood of Romo, in the municipality of Getxo in the Greater Bilbao area. The station after is Areeta and the station before is Neguri. It is an elevated station and its fare zone is B1.- Access :* Negubide street, in... |
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| Neguri Neguri Station Neguri is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Neguri in the municipality of Getxo, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Aiboa and the station after is Gobela. It is an at-grade station and its fare zone is B1.... |
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| Aiboa Aiboa Station Aiboa is a station on the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Aiboa, in the municipality of Getxo, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Algorta and the station after is Neguri... |
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| Algorta Algorta Station Algorta is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Algorta, in the municipality of Getxo, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Bidezabal and the station after is Aiboa. It is an underground station and its fare zone is B1.- Access :*Bolue street... |
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| Bidezabal Bidezabal Station Bidezabal is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Bidezabal, in the municipality of Getxo, in the Greater Bilbao area. This station works as a terminus station for the services only covering municipalities inside the Greater Bilbao area... |
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| Berango Berango Station Berango is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Berango, in the comarca of Mungialdea inside the Bilbao metropolitan area. The station before is Larrabasterra and the station after is Bidezabal. It is an at-grade station and its fare zone is B1.... |
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| Larrabasterra Larrabasterra Station Larrabasterra is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Larrabasterra, in the municipality of Sopelana, in the comarca of Mungialdea inside the Bilbao metropolitan area. The station before is Sopelana and the station after is Berango. It is an at-grade station... |
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| Sopelana Sopelana Station Sopelana is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Sopelana, in the comarca of Mungialdea inside the Bilbao metropolitan area. The station before is Urduliz and the station after is Larrabasterra... |
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| Urduliz Urduliz Station Urduliz is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Urduliz, in the comarca of Mungialdea, inside the Bilbao metropolitan area of Spain. The station before is Plentzia and the station after is Sopelana. It is an at-grade station and its fare zone is C.... |
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| Plentzia Plentzia Station Plentzia is the north-eastern terminus of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Plentzia, in the comarca of Mungialdea inside Bilbao metropolitan area. It is an at-grade station and its fare zone is C. It is located on the right bank Butrón-Plentzia River... |
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| Opened | November 11, 1995 |
| Operated by | Metro Bilbao S.A. |
| Current stations | 28 |
| Latest expansion | January 8, 2005 (Etxebarri Station) |
| Future expansions | Basauri, Ariz and Ibarbengoa |
| Total length | 31 km |
| Municipalities covered | Etxebarri Etxebarri Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain.... , Bilbao Bilbao Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain... , Erandio Erandio Erandio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.In 1415, during the War of the Bands, the corregidor, the royally-appointed governor of the Biscayan hermandad, acting on royal orders, siphoned off Biscayan wheat to... , Leioa Leioa Leioa is a municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, in northern Spain. Today it is part of the Bilbao conurbation, and it is the name of a metro station in the Bilbao metro... , Getxo Getxo Getxo is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain.It is part of the metropolitan area of Bilbao , and has about 83,000 inhabitants... , Berango Berango Berango is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Basque Country-External links:*... , Sopelana Sopelana Sopelana is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.... , Urduliz Urduliz Urduliz is a municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.It is connected to the rest of the Greater Bilbao conurbation by the subway and bus services. The municipality shows a mixture of industrial and rural qualities, being divided in three separate... and Plentzia Plentzia Plentzia is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, in northern Spain. The town has 4,146 inhabitants .... |
Currently, Line 1 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...
starts on the station of Etxebarri
Etxebarri Station (Metro Bilbao)
Etxebarri is a station of the Line 1 and Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station before is Bolueta, while the station after, and terminus station of both lines, is Ariz. Etxebarri station is located in the municipality of Etxebarri, in the Greater Bilbao area. It was the terminus station for both lines...
and finishes in the station of Plentzia
Plentzia Station
Plentzia is the north-eastern terminus of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Plentzia, in the comarca of Mungialdea inside Bilbao metropolitan area. It is an at-grade station and its fare zone is C. It is located on the right bank Butrón-Plentzia River...
. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri
Etxebarri
Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain....
, the city of Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, the right bank of the Nervión
Nervión
The river Nervión runs through the city of Bilbao, Spain into the Cantabrian Sea .It is also known as Estuary of Bilbao on its final tract, from the joining with Ibaizabal river to the sea.-Geography:...
river and Uribe Kosta. The line has 28 stations.
History
On November 11, 1995, Lehendakari José Antonio Ardanza GarroJosé Antonio Ardanza Garro
José Antonio Ardanza Garro is a former Basque politician that became the second elected Lehendakari after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy. He was in office between 1985 and 1999....
opened the first 23 stations 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 route between Casco Viejo
Casco Viejo
' or ' in Spanish or ' or ' in Basque are different names for the medieval neighbourhood of Bilbao, part of the Ibaiondo district...
and Plentzia
Plentzia
Plentzia is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, in northern Spain. The town has 4,146 inhabitants ....
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One year later, June 24, 1996, Gobela Station
Gobela Station
Gobela is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located at the neighborhood of Romo, in the municipality of Getxo in the Greater Bilbao area. The station after is Areeta and the station before is Neguri. It is an elevated station and its fare zone is B1.- Access :* Negubide street, in...
, between the stations of Areeta and Neguri, opened, in the municipality of Getxo
Getxo
Getxo is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain.It is part of the metropolitan area of Bilbao , and has about 83,000 inhabitants...
. On July 5, 1997, three new stations were opened, Santutxu Station, Basarrate Station and Bolueta Station
Bolueta Station
Bolueta station, commonly known simply as Bolueta is a railway station serving the commuter rail and regional rail services of EuskoTren and also the rapid transit system Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Bolueta and district of Begoña, south-eastern Bilbao. In total, five...
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In 1999 the constructions of the intermodal station of San Mames started. Today, that stations connects Cercanías
Cercanías
Cercanías is the name given to the commuter rail systems of Spain's major metropolitan areas. In Catalonia and Valencia, however, the term is replaced by Rodalies , while the designation Aldirikoak is used in the Basque Country....
, EuskoTran
EuskoTran
EuskoTran is a light rail tram service which operates in the cities of Bilbao , Vitoria and, in the future, in the town of Leioa , all of them in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the three commercial brands of the public society owned by the Basque Government, Eusko Trenbideak -...
, the Termibus
Termibus
Termibus is the main bus station of Bilbao and it is located beside San Mamés Stadium. The bus terminal is linked to the San Mamés underground, tram and commuter rail station....
station and the Metro system. On January 5, 2005, the Etxebarri Station opened, which today is the terminal station.
Future ampliations
The Line 1 of Metro BilbaoMetro 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...
will be expanded with three new stations.
- 2010. The stations of Ariz and Basauri will be opened.
- 2011. The station of Iberbengoa, between Bidezabal and Berango will be opened to public.