Sestao (Bilbao metro) explained

Sestao
Style:Metro Bilbao
Address:Kasko Plaza
48910 Sestao[1]
Line: Line 2
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Opened:8 January 2005
Accessible:Yes
Passengers:1,799,857[2]
Pass Year:2021

Sestao is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in central Sestao, in close proximity to the city hall and the Santa María church. It opened on 8 January 2005 and it acted as northern terminus for line 2 until the opening of the Portugalete extension in 2007.[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

Sestao 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

Services

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

Future

In 2022, it was announced that a tunnel will connect both banks of the Ibaizabal-Nervión estuary in 2028, incorporating a shuttle train that will connect the Sestao and Areeta (Line 1) stations in four minutes.[5] Work on the tunnel is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2024, with a planned investment of 450 million euros.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estaciones - Sestao . Metro Bilbao . 23 June 2022 . es.
  2. Web site: Metro en cifras . Metro Bilbao . 23 June 2022 . es.
  3. News: Guerrero . Belén . Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión . 22 June 2022 . Vía Libre . December 2011 . 4–15 . es .
  4. News: Metro Bilbao inaugura dos nuevas estaciones, Sestao y Etxebarri . 22 June 2022 . Vía Libre . 27 February 2005 . es.
  5. News: La lanzadera de metro que unirá Getxo y Sestao funcionará cada 4 minutos y no tendrá maquinista. 18 November 2023 . El Correo . 29 September 2022 . es.
  6. News: Europa prestará hasta 200 millones de euros para construir el gran túnel bajo la Ría. 18 November 2023 . Naiz . 16 November 2023 . es.