Larrabasterra (Bilbao metro) explained

Larrabasterra
Style:Metro Bilbao
Address:20 Loiola Ander Deuna St.
48600 Sopela[1]
Line: Line 1
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Levels:1
Tracks:3
Parking:No
Opened:15 September 1893
Rebuilt:11 November 1995
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:378,446[2]
Pass Year:2021

Larrabasterra is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Larrabasterra, in the municipality of Sopela. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995.

History

The station first opened to the public in 1893 as part of the Las Arenas-Plentzia railway, operated by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. At Las Arenas, in the municipality of Getxo, the line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Larrabasterra started in 1901.[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, with the new station opening now as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.[5]

Station layout

It is an overground station with one island platform and one side platform. The hall is located directly above the tracks

Access

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Plentzia. The station is also served by local Sopelbus[6] and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estaciones - Larrabasterra . 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 .
  6. Web site: Horario de verano del Sopelbus . Portal municipal de Sopela . 26 June 2022 . es . 17 July 2013.