Elotxelerri station

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Elotxelerri
Elotxelerri geltokia nasak.jpg
View of the station before the 2018 renovation
General information
Location Loiu, Biscay
Spain
Coordinates 43°17′39.91″N2°54′20.92″W / 43.2944194°N 2.9058111°W / 43.2944194; -2.9058111
Owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated by Euskotren
Line(s) Euskotren E3.svg Line E3
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes [1]
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened1990s
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Logo.svg Euskotren Trena Following station
Derio
towards Lezama
Line E3 Larrondo
towards Kukullaga

Elotxelerri is a railway station in Loiu, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Txorierri line.

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History

The station was not part of the Txorierri line when it opened in 1894. Due to budget constraints, the original alignment through Mount Artxanda included prolonged steep slopes. This caused a serious accident only two months after the opening, after which the decision was taken to build a tunnel directly under the mountain. [2] The track in which the station is located opened on 31 October 1908, as part of the new alignment between Bilbao and Lezama. [3] The station was built in the 1990s as part of the renovation of the line, which also included the construction of a new station in Sondika and the extension of the line to Lezama. [4]

The station was renovated in 2018 after trains on the Txorierri line started running through metro line 3. [5]

Services

The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E3. It runs every 15 minutes (in each direction) during weekdays, and every 30 minutes during weekends. [6]

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