Larrabasterra (Bilbao metro)

Rapid transit station in Sopela, Basque Country, Spain

Biscay Transport Consortium [es]
Euskal Trenbide Sarea

Line(s)

Line 1Platforms2 island platforms, 1 side platformTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradePlatform levels1ParkingNoAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone Zone 3 HistoryOpened15 September 1893Rebuilt11 November 1995Passengers2021378,446^[2] Services

Preceding station	Metro Bilbao			Following station
Sopela towards Plentzia		Line 1		Berango towards Etxebarri

Larrabasterra is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Larrabasterra, in the municipality of Sopela. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995.

History

The station first opened to the public in 1893 as part of the Las Arenas-Plentzia railway, operated by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. At Las Arenas, in the municipality of Getxo, the line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Larrabasterra started in 1901.^[3]

Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos, shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways.^[4] In the 1980s it was decided the station, just like most of the former railway line, would be integrated into line 1 of the metro, with the new station opening now as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.^[5]

Station layout

It is an overground station with one island platform and one side platform. The hall is located directly above the tracks

Access

20 Loiola Ander Deuna St.
1 Arabeta St.
Station's interior

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Plentzia. The station is also served by local Sopelbus^[6] and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

References

^ "Estaciones - Larrabasterra". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Las Arenas y Plencia (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (FTSB)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Horario de verano del Sopelbus". Portal municipal de Sopela (in Spanish). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2022.