Etxebarri is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is the southern terminus of line 1. The station is located in the municipality of Etxebarri, part of the Bilbao metropolitan area. It was opened in 2005. The station is on Fuenlabrada street, next to a park and ride parking facility.[1]

Etxebarri
Metro unit approaching the station
General information
Location	2 Fuenlabrada St, Etxebarri[1] Spain
Coordinates	43°14′38″N 2°53′52″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	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	5 January 2005
Passengers
2021	1,017,813[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Bolueta towards Plentzia Line 1 Terminus Bolueta towards Kabiezes Line 2 Ariz towards Basauri

The Euskotren Trena commuter railway network has a station with the same name at a distance of about 550 metres (600 yd), but the two stations are not connected.

Services

The station is served by the line 1 to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and also by line 2 from Basauri to Santurtzi.

Connecting bus services are provided by EtxebarriBus, a local bus service managed by the Etxebarri municiaplity. The metro station is the starting point of the two lines of the system; line 1 connects the station with the neighborhood of Santa Marina, crossing the main urban area of the city, while line 2 links the metro station with the Legizamon area.[3]

Future

The original project of the line 5 of the metro network was unveiled in 2008, with the final project being presented in 2010. It involved the construction of a new underground line between the towns of Etxebarri and Galdakao, ultimately reaching the Galdakao-Usansolo hospital.[4] This project involved making Etxebarri one of the termini of the new line, where it would connect with the existing two lines of the system.[5] The economic crisis that has since affected the region has delayed the project and altered some aspects of it. In May 2018, the Basque Nationalist Party and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country presented a new proposal which suggested the possibility of taking advantage of the existing overground rail infrastructure between Etxebarri and Galdakao currently managed by Euskotren Trena in place of the original underground project.[6] As of 2018, a final decision has not yet been taken.[6]

References

External links

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

На других языках

[ru] Эчебарри (станция метро)