Barakaldo (Bilbao Metro)

Barakaldo
General information
Location1 De la Libertad Av.
48902 Barakaldo[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°17′46″N 2°59′21″W / 43.29611°N 2.98917°W / 43.29611; -2.98917
Owner
Line Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Underground
Platform levels
1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened13 April 2002
Passengers
20212,686,535[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Bagatza
towards Kabiezes
Line 2 Ansio
towards Basauri
Location

Barakaldo is a station on Line 2 of the Bilbao Metro. It is located in central Barakaldo, near to the city hall, the municipal courthouse and the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas. It opened on 13 April 2002.[3][4]

Station layout

Barakaldo 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

  • 18 Los Fueros St. (Fueros exit)
  • 1 Euskadi Av. (Corthouse) (Avda. Euskadi exit)
  • 21 Elkano St. (Elkano exit)
  • 2 De la Libertad Av.

Services

The station is served by Line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by Bizkaibus regional bus services and Kbus, the municipal bus service.

References

  1. ↑ "Estaciones - Barakaldo". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hitos". bizkaiko garraio partzuergoa - consorcio de transportes de bizkaia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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