Basauri is the southern terminus of line 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the municipality of Basauri, part of the Bilbao metropolitan area. It opened in 2011.

Basauri
Station location
General information
Location	31 Marcelino González St, Basauri[1] Spain
Coordinates	43°14′12″N 2°53′40″W
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [es] Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)	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 2
History
Opened	11 November 2011
Passengers
2021	1,066,272[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Ariz towards Kabiezes Line 2 Terminus

The Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network (operated by Renfe) also has a Basauri station on its C3 line, but they are not at the same location – there is a distance of about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) between them, with the Cercanías station serving the industrial area to the south of the town, including the large Sidenor [es] steel facility.

History

The station was opened on 11 November 2011, the second metro station in Basauri after Ariz.[3] It was the newest station on line 2 until the opening of Kabiezes in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

Basauri 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

• Basozelai St., next to the City Hall (Basozelai exit, closed during the night time services)
• 2 Bidasoa St. (Bidasoa exit)
• 23 Gipuzkoa St. (Gipuzkoa exit)

Services

The station is served by line 2 to Kabiezes with headways from five to ten minutes.^{[citation needed]} Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.

References

External links

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