Plentzia (Bilbao metro)

Plentzia
Plentzia
	Entrance to the station
General information
Location	2 Geltoki St.; 48610 Plentzia ; Spain
Coordinates	43°24′06″N2°56′47″W / 43.40167°N 2.94639°W Coordinates: 43°24′06″N2°56′47″W / 43.40167°N 2.94639°W
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [ es ]; Euskal Trenbide Sarea ;
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 3
History
Opened	15 September 1893
Rebuilt	11 November 1995
Passengers
2021	375,726
Services

Last updated March 16, 2023

Plentzia is the northern terminus of line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the municipality of Plentzia. The station opened as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995, although it had already been serving as a railway station since the 19th century.

History

The railway station of Plentzia, originally named Plencia, was first opened on 15 September 1893 by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. In Getxo, the line connected with the existing Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Plentzia started in 1901.^[3]

Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos , shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways.^[4] In the 1980s it was decided the station, just like most of the former railway line, would be integrated into line 1 of the metro, with the new station opening now as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.^[5]

The station was out of service from 2015 to 2017 due to the rebuilding of Urduliz station.^[6] During that time, Plentzia station was renovated as well with a new main entrance added.^[7] The station was reopened on 10 April 2017.^[6]

Station layout

It is an at-grade station with three tracks and a main hall located to one side. The station maintains the original station building.

Access

2 Geltoki St.

Services

The station is served by line 1 to Etxebarri. The station is also served by regional Bizkaibus bus services.

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References

↑ "Estaciones - Plentzia". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
↑ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
↑ Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Las Arenas y Plencia (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
↑ Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (FTSB)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
↑ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
1 2 Urieta, Virginia (10 April 2017). "Urduliz y Plentzia recuperan el metro tras dos años de trasbordos". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
↑ "Comienzan las obras de remodelación de la estación de metro de Plentzia". El Correo (in Spanish). Europa Press. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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[MB-1] "Estaciones - Plentzia". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[2] "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[SR-3] Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Las Arenas y Plencia (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[4] Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (FTSB)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[VL-5] Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[EC-6] 1 2 Urieta, Virginia (10 April 2017). "Urduliz y Plentzia recuperan el metro tras dos años de trasbordos". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[7] "Comienzan las obras de remodelación de la estación de metro de Plentzia". El Correo (in Spanish). Europa Press. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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