Abando (Bilbao metro) explained

Abando
Style:Metro Bilbao
Address:1 Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro
48001 Bilbao[1]
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Opened:11 November 1995
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:4,292,719[2]
Pass Year:2021

Abando is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighborhood of Abando, in the district with the same name. The station is located close to Bilbao-Abando railway station, to which it is directly connected. It opened on 11 November 1995.[3] It is one of the busiest stations in the network.

Station layout

Moyua 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

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by local Bilbobus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

The station is directly connected to Bilbao-Abando railway station, the main railway terminal in Bilbao. The Bilbao tram has a stop with the same name outside the station. It is also close to the narrow-gauge Bilbao-Concordia station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estaciones - Abando . Metro Bilbao . 22 June 2022 . es.
  2. Web site: Metro en cifras . Metro Bilbao . 22 June 2022 . es.
  3. News: Guerrero . Belén . Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión . 22 June 2022 . Vía Libre . December 2011 . 4–15 . es .