Kabiezes (Bilbao metro)
 Kabiezes | |
|---|---|
 Station's entrance on opening day | |
| General information | |
| Location | 68 Antonio Alzaga Av. 48980 Santurtzi Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°19′21″N 3°02′16″W / 43.32250°N 3.03778°W |
| Owned by | Consortium of Biscayan Transport (CTB) and Metro Bilbao S.A. |
| Line(s) | Metro Bilbao:  |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground station |
| Platform levels | 1 |
| Parking | No |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Fare zone | Zone 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 June 2014 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 1,016,951[1] |
Kabiezes is the northern terminus of line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighbourhood of Kabiezes, in the municipality of Santurtzi.[2] Construction of the station and the track between Santurtzi and Kabiezes began in 2009 and was delayed after a mudslide flooded the tunnel connecting both stations. It opened on 28 June 2014.[3]
Station layout
Kabiezes 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
64 Antonio Alzaga Av. (Antonio Alzaga exit)- 3 Lauaxeta St. (Lauaxeta exit, closed during night time services)
68 Antonio Alzaga Av. (Antonio Alzaga exit)
Services
Metro services
The station is served by Line 2 to Basauri with services around seven to ten minutes.[4]
Bus services
The station is also served by the following Bizkaibus regional services:
- A2315 Santurtzi - Portugalete - Sestao (via Galindo) - UPV/EHU
- A3129 Lutxana - Gurutzeta/Cruces - Santurtzi
- A3135 Sestao - Kabiezes
- A3151 Bilbao - Santurtzi - Portugalete (Motorway)
- A3323 Portugalete - Muskiz - Galdames
- A3334 Santurtzi - Muskiz - Zalla - Balmaseda
- A3335 Muskiz - Zierbena - Sestao
See also
References
- ^ "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Metro Bilbao SA. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Destinations at Metro Bilbao website
- ^ Osorio, Silvia (28 June 2014). "Kabiezes se sube al metro" [Kabiezes hops on the metro]. El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Schedules and frequencies at Metro Bilbao website