Sarriko (Metro Bilbao)
Sarriko is a station of line 1 and line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station is located in the neighbourhood of Ibarrekolanda, part of the Deustu district.[1] It is named after the Sarriko park located nearby. The station is in close proximity to the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences of the University of the Basque Country as well as the Conservatory of music. It was opened on 11 November, 1995.
Station's entrance | |
Location | 86 Lehendakari Agirre Av. 48015 Bilbao Spain |
Coordinates | 43°16′28″N 2°57′59″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 | 11 November 1995 |
Station layout
Unlike the other underground stations within the city, Sarriko does not follow the typical cavern-shaped layout, but it is instead made up of a big single space, with a big crystal shelter allowing for natural sun light. It was designed by Norman Foster, with a main hall located suspended directly above the rail tracks. In 1998 it was awarded the Brunel Award to railway infrastructures.[2]
Access
2 Benidorm St. (Ibarrekolanda exit) 2 Benidorm St (Ibarrekolanda exit)
Services
Metro services
The station is served by Line 1 to Etxebarri, Ibarbengoa and Plentzia and Line 2 to Basauri and Santurtzi. There are trains to San Inazio every two minutes, as both lines run in the same direction, trains from line 2 to Santurtzi and Ibarbengoa every five minutes and to Plentzia every twenty minutes.[3] There are extended services on weekends. Passengers looking to interchange from line 1 to line 2 or vice versa may do it in this station.
Preceding station | Metro Bilbao | Following station | ||
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Line 1 | toward Etxebarri |
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toward Kabiezes | Line 2 | toward Basauri |
Bus services
The station is served by the following local Bilbobus lines:
- 10 Elorrieta - Biribila Plaza
- 13 San Ignazio - Txurdinaga
- 18 San Ignazio - Zorrotza
- 71 Miribilla - San Ignazio
The following Bizkaibus lines serve this station:
- A2314 Bilbao - Erandio Goikoa - UPV/EHU
References
- Destinations at Metro Bilbao website
- "Awards". Metro Bilbao official website. Metro Bilbao SA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- Official Schedules at Metro Bilbao website