Txurdinaga (Bilbao metro)
Txurdinaga | |
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![]() View of the platforms and tracks | |
General information | |
Location | 35-37, Gabriel Aresti Av. 48004 Bilbao Spain |
Coordinates | 43°15′34″N 2°54′23″W / 43.25944°N 2.90639°W |
Owned by | Euskal Trenbide Sarea |
Line(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | Bus |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Platform levels | 1 |
Parking | No |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Fare zone | Zone 1 |
History | |
Opened | 8 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
[edit]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
[edit]30 Gabriel Aresti Av. (Gabriel Aresti exit)
Gurena St. (Garaizar exit, closed during night time services)
Gabriel Aresti / Garai Gardens (Gabriel Aresti exit)
Services
[edit]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 | ![]() | Following station | ||
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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 |
Gallery
[edit]- Fosterito, the station entrance
- Ticket validation machines on hall above rail tracks
- Station platforms
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Súbete a la línea 3 del Metro". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Iturralde, Mikel (24 September 2017). "Bilbao va sobre ruedas". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Desde hoy, los trenes de Bermeo de Euskotren llegan al centro de Bilbao". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
[edit]Media related to Txurdinaga (Bilbao metro) at Wikimedia Commons