Abando (Bilbao metro)

Abando
Platforms and tracks
General information
Location1 Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro
48001 Bilbao[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°15′46″N 2°56′02″W / 43.26278°N 2.93389°W / 43.26278; -2.93389
Owned by
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 1  
History
Opened11 November 1995
Passengers
20214,292,719[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.