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13-542: The station opened as part of line 1 of the Bilbao metro on 11 November 1995. The station was below Alameda de Urquijo , between San Mamés Stadium , the Termibus bus station, and Sabino Arana Avenue; the main access to the city from the A-8 motorway . Thus the station had a very high traffic of passengers commuting daily from other parts of the metropolitan area to the bus station, and to

26-439: Is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro . It is the southern terminus of line 1. The station is located in the municipality of Etxebarri , part of the Bilbao metropolitan area . It was opened in 2005. The station is on Fuenlabrada street, next to a park and ride parking facility. The Euskotren Trena commuter railway network has a station with the same name at a distance of about 550 metres (600 yd), but

39-520: Is also a tram stop on the surface, served by Bilbao's single tram line. Additionally, the station is directly connected to the Bilbao Intermodal bus station, with long-distance and regional Bizkaibus bus services. Line 1 (Bilbao metro) Line 1 of the Bilbao metro is a rapid transit line in Biscay , Basque Country , Spain . It runs from Etxebarri to Plentzia . Its route covers

52-420: The bus station. The interchange station was built in 2004 allowing for an easy connection between the metro and Cercanías stations, which now share a common access and hall, which also connects them directly to the bus station entrance and the tram stop, which was relocated closer to the new station. In 2017 works began for the construction of a new underground bus station, which involved temporarily shutting down

65-466: The direct connection between the interchange station and the bus terminal. The connection was reopened in November 2019, after the opening of the new Bilbao Intermodal bus station. The station consists in truth of two separate underground stations connected by a common hall. The metro station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by Norman Foster , with

78-471: The main hall located directly above the rail tracks, whereas the Cercanías Bilbao station follows a rectangular design with high ceilings. The metro station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia , and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes . The Cercanías Bilbao lines that call at this station connect Bilbao with other municipalities across its metropolitan area . There

91-536: The main urban area of the city, while line 2 links the metro station with the Legizamon area. The original project of the line 5 of the metro network was unveiled in 2008, with the final project being presented in 2010. It involved the construction of a new underground line between the towns of Etxebarri and Galdakao , ultimately reaching the Galdakao-Usansolo hospital. This project involved making Etxebarri one of

104-485: The metro opened in 2002, sharing tracks with the first line between Bolueta and San Inazio . Both lines were extended by one station on 8 January 2005, with the opening of Etxebarri . The Maidagan level crossing in Getxo , one of the two that remained in the metro, was removed in 2012 by building a tunnel for the metro in the area. The other remaining level crossing was located next to Urduliz station. It closed in 2015, and

117-634: The municipality of Etxebarri , the city of Bilbao , the right bank of the Nervión river and Uribe Kosta. The line has 29 stations. On November 11, 1995, Lehendakari José Antonio Ardanza opened the first 23 stations of the metro system between Casco Viejo and Plentzia . The next year, on June 24, 1996, Gobela opened as an infill station between Areeta and Neguri , in the municipality of Getxo . On July 5, 1997, three new stations were opened: Santutxu , Basarrate and Bolueta ; all in Bilbao. Line 2 of

130-535: The stadium on match days. In 2000, the San Mamés station of the Cercanías Bilbao commuter rail network (operated by Renfe ) opened on a nearby location. The station was built on an existing trench which was put underground. Despite both stations being in close proximity, they were not physically connected. In addition to that, a third stop opened in 2002 as part of the Bilbao tram ; it was overground and closer to

143-684: The termini of the new line, where it would connect with the existing two lines of the system. The economic crisis that has since affected the region has delayed the project and altered some aspects of it. In May 2018, the Basque Nationalist Party and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country presented a new proposal which suggested the possibility of taking advantage of the existing overground rail infrastructure between Etxebarri and Galdakao currently managed by Euskotren Trena in place of

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156-475: The two stations are not connected. The station is served by the line 1 to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia , and also by line 2 from Basauri to Santurtzi . Connecting bus services are provided by EtxebarriBus, a local bus service managed by the Etxebarri municiaplity. The metro station is the starting point of the two lines of the system; line 1 connects the station with the neighborhood of Santa Marina, crossing

169-449: Was rebuilt underground. The new Urduliz station opened in 2017. On 15 June 2020, Ibarbengoa station (between Bidezabal and Berango ) opened to the public. The station was actually built in 2012 (at the same time as the Maidagan level crossing was put underground), but the opening was delayed until its park and ride facilities were built. Etxebarri (Bilbao metro) Etxebarri

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