Sondika station explained

Sondika
Style:Euskotren Trena
Borough:Sondika, Biscay
Operator:Euskotren
Structure:At-grade
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Opened:1 January 1894
Rebuilt:1992
Accessible:Yes[1]
Owned:Euskal Trenbide Sarea

Sondika is a railway station in Sondika, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Txorierri line.

History

The station opened in 1894 as part of the Lutxana–Mungia line. The station was located to the north of the current station, close to where Bilbao Airport was later built. In 1908 the Bilbao–Lezama line was rerouted through a new alignment which included a connection to the station. Trains started running from Bilbao to Sondika through the Bilbao–Lezama line on 23 July 1909.[2] The line was electrified in 1949.[3]

The line from Sondika to Mungia closed in March 1975 due to the lengthening of the airport runway. The station was rebuilt in its current location in 1992,[4] [5] thus allowing for a direct connection between Lutxana and Lezama. After line 1 of the metro took over the Bilbao–Plentzia line in 1995, service on the Lutxana–Sondika line was suspended due to low passenger demand.[6]

During the construction of metro line 3, the old tunnel through Artxanda was closed. As a result, trains on the Txorierri line ran from Lutxana to Lezama from November 2015 to April 2017.[7] After the opening of line 3 in April 2017, train service on the Txorierri line was completely restored, with its trains running through the new tunnel and the metro line.[8] However, an hourly service from Lutxana to Sondika was kept.[6]

If the long-planned railway line to the airport is built, the station will be rebuilt underground as part of a new alignment between and Sondika that will remove the need to reverse at the latter station.[9]

Services

The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E3. It runs every 15 minutes (in each direction) during weekdays, and every 30 minutes during weekends.[10] The station is also served on weekdays by an hourly shuttle service (line E3a) to Lutxana.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accesibility . Euskotren . 7 June 2022 . 17 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117003107/https://www.euskotren.eus/en/tren/accesibilidad . live .
  2. Web site: Peris Torner . Juan . Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Lezama (Suburbanos de Bilbao) . Spanish Railway . 7 June 2022 . es . 21 March 2012 . 17 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117002915/https://www.spanishrailway.com/ferrocarril-de-bilbao-a-lezama-suburbanos-de-bilbao/ . live .
  3. Web site: Peris Torner . Juan . Spanish Railway . Ferrocarril de Luchana a Munguía (Suburbanos de Bilbao) . 7 June 2022 . es . 19 April 2012 . 27 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200427211420/https://www.spanishrailway.com/ferrocarril-de-luchana-a-munguia-suburbanos-de-bilbao/ . live .
  4. Olaizola Elordi . Juanjo . Juanjo Olaizola . La red ferroviaria vasca, del colapso a la modernidad (1977-2017) . VII Congreso de Historia Ferroviaria . 2017 . 25 June 2022 . Asociación Ibérica de Historia Ferroviaria . es.
  5. Book: Olaizola Elordi . Juanjo . Juanjo Olaizola . Línea 3, eslabón clave . 2020 . Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco . 38 . 25 June 2022 . es.
  6. News: Gude . E. . La línea entre Lutxana y Sondika "en pruebas" abrirá de lunes a viernes . 7 June 2022 . El Correo . 30 March 2017 . es . 7 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707105921/http://www.elcorreo.com/bizkaia/margen-derecha/201703/31/linea-entre-lutxana-sondika-20170330230053.html . live .
  7. News: Euskotren pone en marcha la conexión entre Ola y Sondika . 16 November 2021 . Deia . 21 December 2015 . es . 17 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117002914/https://www.deia.eus/bizkaia/2015/12/21/euskotren-pone-marcha-conexion-ola/474915.html . live .
  8. News: Domínguez . José . La Línea 3 del metro aumenta un 20% los viajeros en la red de Euskotren en el Txorierri . 17 November 2021 . El Correo . 9 March 2018 . es . 16 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516175935/http://www.elcorreo.com/bizkaia/linea-metro-aumenta-20180309131549-nt.html . live .
  9. News: G. Alonso . Alberto . El metro dibuja su tramo final para alcanzar el aeropuerto . 17 November 2021 . Deia . 22 August 2021 . es . 11 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111092706/https://www.deia.eus/bizkaia/2021/08/22/metro-dibuja-tramo-final-alcanzar/1145294.html . live .
  10. Web site: L3-E3 . Euskotren . 7 June 2022 . es, eu . 15 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915215242/https://www.euskotren.eus/sites/default/files/horarios/E3_L3_CARTEL_50x70_Invierno2021_5.pdf . live .
  11. Web site: Horario lanzadera . Euskotren . 7 June 2022 . es, eu . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916024144/https://www.euskotren.eus/sites/default/files/horarios/Lutxana-Sondika%20sept%202021_1.pdf . live .

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