Lamiako (Bilbao metro)

Rapid transit station in Leioa, Basque Country, Spain

Biscay Transport Consortium [es]
Euskal Trenbide Sarea

Line(s)

Line 1Platforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeAt-gradePlatform levels1ParkingNoAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone Zone 2 HistoryOpened1 July 1887Rebuilt11 November 1995Passengers2021250,880^[2] Services

Preceding station	Metro Bilbao			Following station
Areeta towards Plentzia		Line 1		Leioa towards Etxebarri

Lamiako is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Lamiako, in the municipality of Leioa. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995, replacing an older station.

History

The station, then known as Lamiaco, first opened to the public in 1887 as part of the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway.^[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. The old station building was demolished and new station opened as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.^[5]

Station layout

It is an at-grade, open-air station with two side platforms.

Access

1, Langileria street
1, Gabriel Aresti street
Station's interior

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Plentzia. The station is also served by local Leioabus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

Gallery

Detail of the platform
River Gobelas in close proximity to the station

References

^ "Estaciones - Lamiako". 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.