Txurdinaga (Bilbao metro)

Railway station in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
43°15′34″N 2°54′23″W / 43.25944°N 2.90639°W / 43.25944; -2.90639Owned byEuskal Trenbide SareaLine(s) Line 3
Line E1
Line E3
Line E4Platforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeUndergroundPlatform levels1ParkingNoAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone  Zone 1  HistoryOpened8 April 2017[1]

Txurdinaga is a station on line 3 of the Bilbao metro. The station is also served by Euskotren Trena commuter and regional rail services. The station is located in the neighborhood of Txurdinaga, part of the Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga district of Bilbao. It opened on 8 April 2017.

Station layout

Txurdinaga follows the same cavern-like station layout shared by most underground stations of the system, designed by Norman Foster, with the main hall located suspended directly above the tracks.[2]

Access

  • 30 Gabriel Aresti Av. (Gabriel Aresti exit)
  • Gurena St. (Garaizar exit, closed during night time services)
  • Entrada accesible Gabriel Aresti / Garai Gardens (Gabriel Aresti exit)

Services

Unlike the two other lines of the Bilbao metro system (which are operated by Metro Bilbao S.A.), line 3 is operated by Euskotren, which runs it as part of the Euskotren Trena network. Trains from the Bilbao-San Sebastián, Txorierri and Urdaibai lines of the network run through line 3.[3][4] The station is also served by two local Bilbobus lines.

Preceding station Euskotren Trena Following station
Zurbaranbarri
towards Matiko
 Line 3 Otxarkoaga
towards Kukullaga
Line E1 Otxarkoaga
towards Amara
Zurbaranbarri
towards Lezama
 Line E3 Otxarkoaga
towards Kukullaga
Zurbaranbarri
towards Matiko
 Line E4 Otxarkoaga
towards Bermeo
  • Fosterito, the station entrance
    Fosterito, the station entrance
  • Ticket validation machines on hall above rail tracks
    Ticket validation machines on hall above rail tracks
  • Station platforms
    Station platforms

References

  1. ^ "La Línea 3 del metro supera los seis millones de viajes en su primer aniversario". El Correo (in Spanish). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Súbete a la línea 3 del Metro". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ Iturralde, Mikel (24 September 2017). "Bilbao va sobre ruedas". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Desde hoy, los trenes de Bermeo de Euskotren llegan al centro de Bilbao". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Bilbao metro stations
Line 3
  • Matiko
  • Uribarri
  • Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo
  • Zurbaranbarri
  • Txurdinaga
  • Otxarkoaga
  • Kukullaga
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Txorierri
Lutxana–Sondika
Line 3
  • Matiko
  • Uribarri
  • Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo
  • Zurbaranbarri
  • Txurdinaga
  • Otxarkoaga
  • Kukullaga
Bilbao–San Sebastián
Urdaibai
San Sebastián Metro
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