Ansio (Bilbao metro)

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Ansio
Baracaldo - Estacion de Metro de Ansio 1.jpg
Entrance to the station
General information
Location16 Alameda Serralta
48903 Barakaldo [1]
Spain
Coordinates 43°17′22″N2°59′14″W / 43.28944°N 2.98722°W / 43.28944; -2.98722
Owned by
Line(s) Metro de Bilbao L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened13 April 2002
Passengers
20211,131,518 [2]
Services
Preceding station Simbolo del Metro de Bilbao.svg Metro Bilbao Following station
Barakaldo
towards Kabiezes
Line 2 Gurutzeta/Cruces
towards Basauri

Ansio is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Arteagabeitia-Zuazu, in the municipality of Barakaldo. The station is located next to the main entrance to the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC). The main Customer Attention Offices for line 2 are also located in this station. It opened on 13 April 2002. [3] [4]

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Station layout

Unlike other underground stations in the network, and similarly to Sarriko station, the station does not follow a cavern-like design, but it is instead made up of a big single space, with a big shelter that allows sunlight in.

Access

Services

The station is served by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by Bizkaibus regional bus services and Kbus, the municipal bus service.

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References

  1. "Estaciones - Ansio". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. "Hitos". bizkaiko garraio partzuergoa - consorcio de transportes de bizkaia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.