Portugalete_(Bilbao_metro)

Portugalete (Bilbao metro)

Portugalete (Bilbao metro)

Rapid transit station in Portugalete, Basque Country, Spain

Portugalete is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in central Portugalete. Opening on 20 January 2007, it acted as the northern terminus of the line until the line was extended to Santurtzi.[3][4]

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

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

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Estaciones - Portugalete". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Las estaciones de metro de Abatxolo y Portugalete suman 300.000 viajeros en su primer mes". El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Vasco Press. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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