Amorebieta station explained

Amorebieta
Style:Euskotren Trena
Borough:Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay
Country:Spain
Line: Line E1
Operator:Euskotren
Structure:At-grade
Platform:1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks:3
Parking:No
Opened:1 July 1882
Rebuilt:5 October 1995
Accessible:Yes[1]
Owned:Euskal Trenbide Sarea

Amorebieta is a railway station in Amorebieta-Etxano, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Bilbao-San Sebastián line.

History

The station opened as part of the Bilbao-Durango line in 1882.[2] In 1888 the Amorebieta-Guernica railway opened. The terminus of the new line had three tracks converging at a turntable as well as a track connecting it to the Bilbao-Durango line. The new terminus didn't have a dedicated passenger building, and travellers used the existing building built for the Bilbao-Durango line. In 1973 a chord was built allowing trains from Bermeo to run directly to Bilbao without having to reverse at Amorebieta, some trains from the Urdaibai line served Amorebieta until 1989. The whole station was rebuilt in 1995, together with the double-tracking of the Bilbao-San Sebastián line from Lemoa.[3]

Services

The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E1. It runs every 30 minutes (in each direction) during weekdays, and every hour during weekends.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accesibility . Euskotren . 19 January 2023 . 17 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117003107/https://www.euskotren.eus/en/tren/accesibilidad . live .
  2. Web site: Peris Torner . Juan . Ferrocarril Central de Vizcaya, Bilbao – Durango . Spanish Railway . 19 January 2023 . es . 15 March 2012.
  3. Book: Olaizola Elordi . Juanjo . Juanjo Olaizola . El ferrocarril de Amorebieta a Bermeo . 2005 . EuskoTren . . 8492062975 . es, eu . 148–150 . 19 January 2023 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003723/http://www.busturia.org/es-ES/Recursos/Publicaciones/Documents/FERROCARRIL.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: E1 Matiko-Bilbao - Amara-Donostia . Euskotren . 19 January 2023 . es, eu.