Lamiako (Bilbao metro) explained

Lamiako
Style:Metro Bilbao
Address:1 Langileria St.
48940 Leioa[1]
Line: Line 1
Other:Bus
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2 side platforms
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Opened:1 July 1887
Rebuilt:11 November 1995
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:250,880[2]
Pass Year:2021

Lamiako is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Lamiako, in the municipality of Leioa. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995, replacing an older station.

History

The station, then known as Lamiaco, first opened to the public in 1887 as part of the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway.[3]

Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos, shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways.[4] In the 1980s it was decided the station, just like most of the former railway line, would be integrated into line 1 of the metro. The old station building was demolished and new station opened as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.[5]

Station layout

It is an at-grade, open-air station with two side platforms.

Access

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Plentzia. The station is also served by local Leioabus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estaciones - Lamiako . Metro Bilbao . 26 June 2022 . es.
  2. Web site: Metro en cifras . Metro Bilbao . 26 June 2022 . es.
  3. Web site: Peris Torner . Juan . Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Las Arenas y Plencia (Suburbanos de Bilbao) . Spanish Railway . 26 June 2022 . es . 21 March 2012.
  4. Web site: Peris Torner . Juan . Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (FTSB) . Spanish Railway . 26 June 2022 . es . 9 May 2012.
  5. News: Guerrero . Belén . Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión . 26 June 2022 . Vía Libre . December 2011 . 4–15 . es .