Sestao is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in central Sestao, in close proximity to the city hall and the Santa María church. It opened on 8 January 2005 and it acted as northern terminus for line 2 until the opening of the Portugalete extension in 2007.[3][4]

Sestao
Entrance to the station
General information
Location	Kasko Plaza 48910 Sestao[1] Spain
Coordinates	43°18′34″N 3°00′26″W
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [es] Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	8 January 2005
Passengers
2021	1,799,857[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Abatxolo towards Kabiezes Line 2 Urbinaga towards Basauri

There is a station on the Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network with the same name, but the two stations are not connected.

Station layout

Sestao 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

• Kasko Plaza, city hall (Kasko exit)
• 14, Gran Vía de José Antonio Agirre y Lekube (La Salle exit, closed during night time services)
• Camino Txikito Rd. / Doctor Fleming St. (Camino Txikito Bidea exit, closed during night time services)
• 2, Gran Vía de José Antonio Agirre y Lekube (Kasko exit)

Services

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

References

External links

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