Abando (Bilbao metro)

Rapid transit station in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
  • Biscay Transport Consortium [es]
  • Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)
  • Line 1
  • Line 2
Platforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundPlatform levels1ParkingNoAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone  Zone 1  HistoryOpened11 November 1995Passengers20214,292,719[2] Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Moyua
towards Plentzia
Line 1 Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo
towards Etxebarri
Moyua
towards Kabiezes
Line 2 Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo
towards Basauri

Abando is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighborhood of Abando, in the district with the same name. The station is located close to Bilbao-Abando railway station, to which it is directly connected. It opened on 11 November 1995.[3] It is one of the busiest stations in the network.

Station layout

Moyua 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

  • 1 Gran Vía, Biribila Plaza (Gran Vía/Plaza Circular exit)
  • Main hall of the Bilbao-Abando railway station (Abando - Renfe exit)
  • 1 Berastegi St (Berastegi exit, closed during night time services)
  • 1 Gran Vía (Gran Vía/Plaza Circular exit)

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by local Bilbobus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

The station is directly connected to Bilbao-Abando railway station, the main railway terminal in Bilbao. The Bilbao tram has a stop with the same name outside the station. It is also close to the narrow-gauge Bilbao-Concordia station.

References

  1. ^ "Estaciones - Abando". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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Bilbao metro stations
Line 1
  • Plentzia
  • Urduliz
  • Sopela
  • Larrabasterra
  • Berango
  • Ibarbengoa
  • Bidezabal
  • Algorta
  • Aiboa
  • Neguri
  • Gobela
  • Areeta
  • Lamiako
  • Leioa
  • Astrabudua
  • Erandio
  • Lutxana
  • San Ignazio
  • Sarriko
  • Deustu
  • Santimami/San Mamés
  • Indautxu
  • Moyua
  • Abando
  • Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo
  • Santutxu
  • Basarrate
  • Bolueta
  • Etxebarri
Line 2
  • Kabiezes
  • Santurtzi
    • Mamariga shuttle
  • Peñota
  • Portugalete
  • Abatxolo
  • Sestao
  • Urbinaga
  • Bagatza
  • Barakaldo
  • Ansio
  • Gurutzeta/Cruces
  • San Ignazio
  • Sarriko
  • Deustu
  • Santimami/San Mamés
  • Indautxu
  • Moyua
  • Abando
  • Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo
  • Santutxu
  • Basarrate
  • Bolueta
  • Etxebarri
  • Ariz
  • Basauri