Basauri (Bilbao metro)

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Basauri
Basauri geltoki mapa.svg
Station location
General information
Location31 Marcelino González St, Basauri [1]
Spain
Coordinates 43°14′12″N2°53′40″W / 43.23667°N 2.89444°W / 43.23667; -2.89444 Coordinates: 43°14′12″N2°53′40″W / 43.23667°N 2.89444°W / 43.23667; -2.89444
Owned by
Line(s) Metro de Bilbao L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened11 November 2011
Passengers
20211,066,272 [2]
Services
Preceding station Simbolo del Metro de Bilbao.svg 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.

Contents

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 Ariz. [3] It was the newest station on line 2 until the opening of 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

Services

The station is served by line 2 to Kabiezes with headways from five to ten minutes.[ citation needed ] Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.

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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.