Basarrate (Metro Bilbao)

Basarrate is a station of line 1 and line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station is located in the neighbourhood of Santutxu, in the district of Begoña, in Bilbao. The name of the station comes from the Campa de Basarrate (Spanish for Basarrate field), as the station is located directly below it. It opened on July 5, 1997.

Basarrate
Station interior
Location	Campa de Basarrate 48004 Bilbao Spain
Coordinates	43°15′04″N 2°54′39″W
Owned by	Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground station
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 1
History
Opened	5 July 1997

Station layout

Basarrate 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

• 3 Pintor Losada St. - Campa de Basarrate (Basarrate exit)
• Iturriaga St. and Marqués de Laurencín St. (Ascensor Iturriaga exit)

Services

Metro services

Preceding station		Metro Bilbao		Following station
Santutxu toward Plentzia or Bidezabal		Line 1		Bolueta toward Etxebarri
Santutxu toward Kabiezes		Line 2		Bolueta toward Basauri

Bus services

The station is located in close proximity to a Bilbobus stop with services from the San Ignacio-Txurdinaga (13) and Santutxu-Biribila Plaza (40) lines.