Kukullaga (Bilbao metro)

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Kukullaga
Estacion de Kukullaga.jpg
View from the central platform
General information
Location33 Bernar Etxepare St.
48450 Etxebarri
Spain
Coordinates 43°15′06″N2°53′23″W / 43.25167°N 2.88972°W / 43.25167; -2.88972 Coordinates: 43°15′06″N2°53′23″W / 43.25167°N 2.88972°W / 43.25167; -2.88972
Owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s) Metro de Bilbao L3.svg Line 3
Euskotren E1.svg Line E1
Euskotren E3.svg Line E3
Euskotren E4.svg Line E4
Platforms1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened8 April 2017 [1]

Kukullaga is the southern terminus of line 3 of the Bilbao metro. The station is also served by Euskotren Trena commuter and regional rail services. The station is located in the neighborhood of Kukullaga, in the municipality of Etxebarri, which is part of the Bilbao metropolitan area. It is one of two metro stations in Etxebarri, the other one being Etxebarri. It opened on 8 April 2017.

Contents

During the planning and construction process, the station was referred to as Etxebarri-Norte [2] and San Antonio-Etxebarri. [3]

Station layout

Kukullaga is an open-air station located at-grade in a neighbourhood with the same name, part of the municipality of Etxebarri. The station was designed by British architect Norman Foster [4] The station can be accessed from the western side, facing Ametzola Park or from the eastern side using an inclined elevator that connects the station with the neighborhood of San Antonio, which is located at a higher altitude.

The station is composed of a crystal footbridge connecting the entrances with the platforms. There has been criticism over the crystal bridge getting too hot during sunny days. [5]

Access

Services

Unlike the two other lines of the Bilbao metro system (which are operated by Metro Bilbao S.A.), line 3 is operated by Euskotren, which runs it as part of the Euskotren Trena network. Trains from the Bilbao-San Sebastián, Txorierri and Urdaibai lines of the network run through line 3. [6] [7]

After the closure of the railtrack section between Kukullaga and Bilbao-Atxuri, the corridor between the neighborhood of Atxuri and the Kukullaga station will be served by an extension of the Bilbao tram, which will include the adaptation of Bilbao-Atxuri, Bolueta and Kukullaga stations to include platforms and tracks adapted to a tramway service. [8] The tramway extension to Bolueta opened in March 2022, but the tram won't reach Kukullaga until a new depot for Euskotren's material is built, since the tracks the tram would use have been adapted as a temporary depot. [9]

Preceding station Euskotren Trena Logo.svg Euskotren Trena Following station
Otxarkoaga
towards Matiko
Line 3 Terminus
Line E1 Etxebarri
towards Amara
Otxarkoaga
towards Lezama
Line E3 Terminus
Otxarkoaga
towards Matiko
Line E4 Etxebarri
towards Bermeo

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  2. ↑ Igea, O. (28 February 2011). "Las siguientes paradas". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Metro Bilbao cierra hoy el acceso al Casco Viejo por San Nicolás". El Correo (in Spanish). EFE. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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  5. ↑ Pérez, Leire (12 July 2018). "Tres chorros de agua para reducir el calor en la estación de metro de Etxebarri". El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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