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Portugalete is a station of line 2 of Metro Bilbao and is located in the centre of Portugalete.[2] Opening on 20 January 2007, it acted as the northern terminus of the line until the Santurtzi extension was opened.

Portugalete
Platforms
General information
Location	San Roque Plaza 48920 Portugalete Spain
Coordinates	43°19′04″N 3°01′14″W
Owned by	Consortium of Biscayan Transport (CTB) and Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)	Metro Bilbao:
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground station
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	20 January 2007
Passengers
2018	2,090,606[1]

The Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network (operated by Renfe) also has a Portugalete station on its C1 line, but they are not at the same location – there is a distance of about 950 metres (1,040 yd) between them.

Station layout

Portugalete 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

• 19 Carlos VII Av. (Carlos VII exit)
• 22 Maestro Zubeldia St. (Maestro Zubeldia exit, closed during night time services)
• Ferdinand Arnodin St.

Services

Metro services

The station is served by Line 2 to Basauri and Kabiezes with services around seven to ten minutes.[3]

Preceding station		Metro Bilbao		Following station
Peñota towards Kabiezes		Line 2		Abatxolo towards Basauri

Bus services

The station is also served by the following Bizkaibus regional services:

• A2315 Santurtzi - Portugalete - Sestao (via Galindo) - UPV/EHU
• A3135 Sestao - Kabiezes
• A3321 Portugalete - Zierbena - La Arena - Muskiz
• A3332 Trapagaran - Santurtzi
• A3333 Gallarta - Santurtzi
• A3335 Muskiz - Zierbena - Sestao

See also

• Line 2
• Metro Bilbao
• Portugalete

References

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