Basarrate is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighborhood of Santutxu, in the district of Begoña, in Bilbao. The name of the station comes from the Campa de Basarrate (Spanish for 'Basarrate field'), as the station is located directly below it. It opened on 5 July 1997.[3]

Basarrate
Station interior
General information
Location	Campa de Basarrate 48004 Bilbao[1] Spain
Coordinates	43°15′04″N 2°54′39″W
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [es] Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 1
History
Opened	5 July 1997
Passengers
2021	1,610,660[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Santutxu towards Plentzia Line 1 Bolueta towards Etxebarri Santutxu towards Kabiezes Line 2 Bolueta towards Basauri

Station layout

Basarrate 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

• 3 Pintor Losada St. - Campa de Basarrate (Basarrate exit)
• Iturriaga St. and Marqués de Laurencín St. (Ascensor Iturriaga 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 located in close proximity to a Bilbobus stop served by the San Ignacio-Txurdinaga (13) and Santutxu-Biribila Plaza (40) lines.

References

External links

• Media related to Basarrate (Bilbao metro) at Wikimedia Commons