Portugalete (Bilbao metro) explained

Portugalete
Style:	Metro Bilbao
Address:	San Roque Plaza 48920 Portugalete^[1]
Line:	Line 2
Structure:	Underground
Platform:	2 side platforms
Levels:	1
Tracks:	2
Parking:	No
Opened:	20 January 2007
Accessible:	Yes
Passengers:	1,501,249^[2]
Pass Year:	2018

Portugalete is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in central Portugalete. Opening on 20 January 2007, it acted as the northern terminus of the line until the line was extended to Santurtzi.^{[3] [4]}

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

Station layout

Portugalete 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

• 19 Carlos VII Av. (Carlos VII exit)
• 22 Maestro Zubeldia St. (Maestro Zubeldia exit, closed during night time services)
• Ferdinand Arnodin St.

Services

The station is served by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by Bizkaibus regional bus services.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estaciones - Portugalete . Metro Bilbao . 23 June 2022 . es.
2. Web site: Metro en cifras . Metro Bilbao . 23 June 2022 . es.
3. News: Las estaciones de metro de Abatxolo y Portugalete suman 300.000 viajeros en su primer mes . 17 June 2022 . El Correo . Vasco Press . 22 February 2007 . Bilbao . es.
4. News: Guerrero . Belén . Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión . 22 June 2022 . Vía Libre . December 2011 . 4-15 . es .