Basauri (Bilbao metro)

Basauri is the southern terminus of line 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the municipality of Basauri, part of the Bilbao metropolitan area. It opened in 2011.

Basauri
Station location
General information
Location31 Marcelino González St, Basauri[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°14′12″N 2°53′40″W / 43.23667°N 2.89444°W / 43.23667; -2.89444
Owned by
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened11 November 2011
Passengers
20211,066,272[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Ariz
towards Kabiezes
Line 2 Terminus

The Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network (operated by Renfe) also has a Basauri station on its C3 line, but they are not at the same location – there is a distance of about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) between them, with the Cercanías station serving the industrial area to the south of the town, including the large Sidenor [es] steel facility.

History

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The station was opened on 11 November 2011, the second metro station in Basauri after Ariz.[3] It was the newest station on line 2 until the opening of Kabiezes in 2014.[citation needed]

Station layout

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Basauri station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by Norman Foster, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks.

Access

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  •     Basozelai St., next to the City Hall (Basozelai exit, closed during the night time services)
  •   2 Bidasoa St. (Bidasoa exit)
  •     23 Gipuzkoa St. (Gipuzkoa exit)

Services

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The station is served by line 2 to Kabiezes with headways from five to ten minutes.[citation needed] Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.

References

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  1. ^ "Estaciones - Basauri". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Metro Bilbao inaugura hoy la segunda estación de Basauri". EITB (in Spanish). 11 November 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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