Kurtzea station

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Kurtzea
General information
Location Lezama, Biscay
Spain
Coordinates 43°16′35.65″N2°50′47.29″W / 43.2765694°N 2.8464694°W / 43.2765694; -2.8464694
Owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated by Euskotren
Line(s) Euskotren E3.svg Line E3
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes [1]
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened2 May 1894
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Logo.svg Euskotren Trena Following station
Lezama
Terminus
 Line E3 Zamudio
towards Kukullaga

Kurtzea is a railway station in Lezama, 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 opened together with the Txorierri line in 1894. [2] It was the terminus of the line until 1994, when the line was extended by one station to bring the railway closer to the main population center. [3]

The station was renovated in 2018 after trains on the Txorierri line started running through metro line 3. [4]

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. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Accesibility". Euskotren. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Lezama (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Olaizola Elordi, Juanjo (March 2020). "De Bilbao a Lezama, 125 años de historia sobre carriles". Vía Libre (in Spanish). No. 649. p. 96. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Arluzea, Ane (10 March 2018). "Las estaciones del tren en Txorierri, equiparadas a la imagen de la Línea 3". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "L3-E3" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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