Portugalete (Bilbao metro)

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]

Portugalete
View of the station
General information
LocationSan Roque Plaza
48920 Portugalete[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°19′04″N 3°01′14″W / 43.31778°N 3.02056°W / 43.31778; -3.02056
Owned by
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened20 January 2007
Passengers
20181,501,249[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Peñota
towards Kabiezes
Line 2 Abatxolo
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

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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

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

Services

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

References

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  1. ^ "Estaciones - Portugalete". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  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. ^ 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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