Abatxolo (Bilbao metro)

Rapid transit station in Portugalete, Basque Country, Spain

Biscay Transport Consortium [es]
Euskal Trenbide Sarea

Line(s)

Line 2Platforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundPlatform levels1ParkingNoAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone Zone 2 HistoryOpened20 January 2007Passengers2021552,517^[2] Services

Preceding station	Metro Bilbao			Following station
Portugalete towards Kabiezes		Line 2		Sestao towards Basauri

Abatxolo is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Azeta, in the municipality of Portugalete. It opened on 20 January 2007.^[3]^[4]

Station layout

Abatxolo 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

9 Los Palangreros St. (Los Palangreros exit)
2 Azeta St. (Azeta exit, closed during night time services)
36 Abatxolo St.

Services

The station is served by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes.

References

^ "Estaciones - Abatxolo". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "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.
^ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.