Line 2 (Bilbao metro)

Line 2 of the Bilbao metro is a rapid transit line in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It runs from Basauri to Kabiezes. Its route covers the municipalities of Basauri and Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao and the left bank of the Nervión river. The line has 25 stations.

Line 2 (Basauri-Kabiezes)
Urbinaga station in 2005
Overview
OwnerBiscay Transport Consortium
LocaleBasauri, Etxebarri, Bilbao, Barakaldo, Sestao, Portugalete, Santurtzi (Basque Country, Spain)
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBilbao metro
Operator(s)Metro Bilbao
Rolling stockMetro Bilbao 500, 550, 600 series
History
Opened13 April 2002
Technical
Line length22.98 km (14.28 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

 Kabiezes
 Santurtzi
 Peñota
 Portugalete
 Abatxolo
 Sestao
Urbinaga
Galindo River
Bagatza
 Barakaldo
 Ansio
 Gurutzeta/Cruces
Estuary of Bilbao
Line 1
to Plentzia
San Ignazio
 Sarriko
 Deustu
Estuary of Bilbao
 Santimami/San Mamés (C-1, C-2) Bilbao tram Bilbao Intermodal
 Indautxu
 Moyua
 Abando (C-1, C-2, C-3) Bilbao tram Bilbao-Abando railway stationBilbao-Concordia railway station
Estuary of Bilbao
 Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo Euskotren Trena (E1, E3, E4)
 Santutxu
 Basarrate
Bolueta Bilbao tram
Nervión River
 Etxebarri
Ariz
 Basauri

History

The first phase of the line opened on 13 April 2002, with five stations; Gurutzeta/Cruces, Ansio, Barakaldo, Bagatza and Urbinaga. Line 2 joins line 1 at San Ignazio, and from that station both lines continue along the same route to Etxebarri (when line 2 opened the southern terminus for both lines was Bolueta).[1]

On 8 January 2005, two stations were added: Sestao to the north and Etxebarri to the south (Etxebarri also serves as the southern terminus for line 1).[2]

On 20 January 2007, the line was extended with two new stations: Portugalete and Abatxolo, both in the municipality of Portugalete.[3]

On 4 July 2009, two more stations were opened: Peñota and Santurtzi, in Portugalete and Santurtzi respectively.[4] The Mamariga shuttle, a funicular railway which serves as an access to Santurtzi station, opened in late 2010.[5]

In 2011, the line was extended southwards with two new stations, Ariz opening on 28 February[6] and Basauri on 11 November.[7] Both stations are in the municipality of Basauri.

On 28 June 2014, Kabiezes station opened, in the municipality of Santurtzi. Its opening marked the completion of the line as originally planned.[8]

Station list
Station Transfers[lower-alpha 1] Location Opening date[lower-alpha 2]
Kabiezes   Santurtzi 28 June 2014[8]
Santurtzi Mamariga shuttle 4 July 2009[4]
Peñota   Portugalete
Portugalete   20 January 2007[3]
Abatxolo  
Sestao   Sestao 8 January 2005[2]
Urbinaga   13 April 2002[1]
Bagatza   Barakaldo
Barakaldo  
Ansio  
Gurutzeta/Cruces  
San Ignazio Line 1 (Bilbao metro) Deusto Bilbao 11 November 1995
Sarriko  
Deustu  
Santimami/San Mamés
Basurto-Zorroza
Indautxu   Abando
Moyua  
Abando
Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo
Ibaiondo
Santutxu   Begoña 5 July 1997
Basarrate  
Bolueta  
Etxebarri Line 1 (Bilbao metro) Etxebarri 8 January 2005[2]
Ariz   Basauri 28 February 2011[6]
Basauri   11 November 2011[7]

Notes
  1. All stations on the San Ignazio-Etxebarri section are also served by line 1.
  2. The stations on the San Ignazio-Bolueta section were opened between 1995 and 1997 as part of line 1.

References
  1. "Hitos". bizkaiko garraio partzuergoa - consorcio de transportes de bizkaia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. "Metro Bilbao inaugura dos nuevas estaciones, Sestao y Etxebarri". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 27 February 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. "Las estaciones de metro de Abatxolo y Portugalete suman 300.000 viajeros en su primer mes". El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Vasco Press. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. Morán, Unai (13 June 2009). "Santurtzi recibirá el metro el 4 de julio". El Correo (in Spanish). Barakaldo. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. Llamas, Sergio (4 September 2010). "La lanzadera del metro irrumpe por sorpresa en Mamariga". El Correo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. Pérez, Leire (25 January 2011). "La reurbanización de Ariz llegará a la vez que el metro". El Correo (in Spanish). Basauri. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. "Metro Bilbao inaugura hoy la segunda estación de Basauri". EITB (in Spanish). 11 November 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. Osorio, Silvia (28 June 2014). "Kabiezes se sube al metro" [Kabiezes hops on the metro]. El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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