Urbinaga (Bilbao metro)

Urbinaga
Platforms
General information
LocationMaestro José St.
48910 Sestao[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°18′20″N 2°59′33″W / 43.30556°N 2.99250°W / 43.30556; -2.99250
Owned by
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened13 April 2002
Passengers
202188,193[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Sestao
towards Kabiezes
 Line 2 Bagatza
towards Basauri

Urbinaga is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Simondrogas, in the municipality of Sestao, next to the Sestao water treatment plant and in proximity to the Lasesarre football stadium. It was opened on 13 April 2002.[3][4]

History

The location of the station, next to a large water treatment plant and on a relatively sparsely populated area, was chosen due to its strategic position within the Metro Bilbao network, being the only point apart from Bilbao-Abando railway station and San Mamés station where the metro tracks are in very close proximity to those of Cercanías Bilbao, a commuter rail service serving the left bank of the Bilbao estuary: the tracks from Cercanías C-1 and C-2 lines are located directly below the station.

The project of construction an interchange station between the metro and Cercanías at Urbinaga was first announced in 2009, with an agreement for its construction signed between Adif and the Biscay Transport Consortium in 2011.[5] The project was to be executed in phases, with the first one expected to begin in autumn of 2011 involving the setting of new railway tracks for Cercanías and the construction of a new station for the service, linking it to the existing metro station. However, the project was delayed and it was not until 2017 when the Ministry of Environment published the environmental impact report, giving green light to the construction of the project.[6] As of June 2022, construction has not yet started.

Station layout

Urbinaga station is an elevated station located entirely on a curved viaduct, due to the necessity of adapting to the difficult orography of the area. The station's hall and main entrance are located on the ground floor, with two tracks and platforms on the elevated portion of the station.

Access

  • Maestro José St.
  • Maestro José St.

Services

The station is served by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by Bizkaibus regional bus services.

References

  1. ^ "Estaciones - Urbinaga". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Hitos". bizkaiko garraio partzuergoa - consorcio de transportes de bizkaia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ^ Ascorbebeitia, Gorka (21 May 2011). "Transported deberá pagar el doble de lo previsto por la intermodal de Urbinags" [The transportation department will have to pay twice as expected for the Urbinaga intermodal]. El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ "El intercambiador de Urbinaga, listo para que comience su construcción" [Urbinaga intermodal station ready to begin construction]. Deia (in Spanish). Bilbao. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.