Peñota (Bilbao metro) explained

Peñota
Style:Metro Bilbao
Address:5 San Juan Bautista St, Portugalete[1]
Line: Line 2
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Opened:4 July 2009
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:981,039[2]
Pass Year:2021

Peñota is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is named after the neighborhood of Peñota, in the municipality of Santurtzi, however all the station entrances are within the Portugalete city limits. It opened on 4 July 2009.[3]

There is a station on the Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network with the same name, but the two stations are not connected.

Station layout

Peñota 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. Alongside Indautxu, Peñota is one of the few stations in the network to incorporate an underground commercial gallery.

Access

Services

The station is served by line 2 from Kabiezes to Basauri with headways from five to ten minutes. Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estaciones - Peñota . Metro Bilbao . 13 June 2022 . es.
  2. Web site: Metro en cifras . Metro Bilbao . 17 June 2022 . es.
  3. News: Morán . Unai . Santurtzi recibirá el metro el 4 de julio . 13 June 2022 . El Correo . 17 June 2009 . Barakaldo . es.