Ola station
Ola | |||||||||||
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 Station entrance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sondika, Biscay Spain | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°17′30.62″N 2°55′31.08″W / 43.2918389°N 2.9253000°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Euskal Trenbide Sarea | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Euskotren | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line E3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[1] | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 31 October 1908 | ||||||||||
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Ola 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
[edit]The station was not part of the Txorierri line when it opened in 1894. Due to budget constraints, the original alignment through Mount Artxanda included prolonged steep slopes. This caused a serious accident only two months after the opening, after which the decision was taken to build a tunnel directly under the mountain.[2] The station opened on 31 October 1908, as part of the new alignment between Bilbao and Lezama.[3]
During the construction of Bilbao metro line 3, the old tunnel through Artxanda was closed. As a result, the only service calling at the station from November 2015 to April 2017 was a shuttle to and from Sondika.[4] Together with the metro line, a new double-track tunnel was built under Artxanda parallel the one inaugurated in 1908; which now serves as an evacuation gallery for the new one.[5] 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.[6]
If the long-planned railway line to the airport is built, the station will be rebuilt at a different location as part of a new alignment between Ola and Sondika that will remove the need to reverse at the latter station.[7]
Services
[edit]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.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Accesibility". Euskotren. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Iturralde, Mikel (3 May 2015). "La catástrofe de Begoña". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Lezama (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Euskotren pone en marcha la conexión entre Ola y Sondika". Deia (in Spanish). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Abajo, Teresa (30 July 2016). "La Línea 3 del metro empezará a funcionar a finales de marzo". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Domínguez, José (9 March 2018). "La Línea 3 del metro aumenta un 20% los viajeros en la red de Euskotren en el Txorierri". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ G. Alonso, Alberto (22 August 2021). "El metro dibuja su tramo final para alcanzar el aeropuerto". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "L3-E3" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links
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Media related to Ola station at Wikimedia Commons
