Etxebarri (Metro Bilbao)

Etxebarri is a station of line 1 and line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is the south terminus of line 1. The station is located in the municipality of Etxebarri, part of the Bilbao metropolitan area and it was opened in 2005. The station is on Fuenlabrada street, next to a park and ride parking facility.

Etxebarri
Metro unit approaching the station
Location	Fuenlabrada St. 48450 Etxebarri Spain
Coordinates	43°14′38″N 2°53′52″W
Owned by	Metro Bilbao, S.A.
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade station
Parking
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	January 5, 2005

Services

Metro services

The station is served by the line 1 to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, being this station its terminus; and also the line 2 from Basauri to Santurtzi. Passengers willing to interchange from one line to the other may do so in this station or in any other until San Inazio.

Preceding station		Metro Bilbao		Following station
Bolueta toward Plentzia or Bidezabal		Line 1		Terminus
Bolueta toward Kabiezes		Line 2		Ariz toward Basauri

Bus services

The bus services are provided by Etxebarribus, a municipal bus service managed by the Etxebarri city hall. The metro station is the starting point of the two lines of the service; line 1 connects the station with the neighbourhood of Santa Marina, crossing the main urban area of the city, while line 2 joins the metro station with the Legizamon area.[1]

Future

The original project of the line 5 of the metro network was unveiled in 2008, with the final project presented in 2010. It involved the creation of a new underground line between the cities of Etxebarri and Galdakao, ultimately connecting with the Galdakao-Usansolo hospital.[2] This original proyect determined the Etxebarri station to be the head of the new line, where it would connect with the existing two lines of the system.[3] The economic crisis that has since affected the region has delayed the project and altered some aspects of it. In May 2018, the Basque Nationalist Party and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country presented a new proposal which suggested the possibility of taking advantage of the existing overground rail infrastructure between Etxebarri and Galdakao currently managed by Euskotren Trena in place of the original underground project.[4] According to the political institutions, a final decision has not yet been taken.[4]

Preceding station		Metro Bilbao		Following station
	Future services
Terminus		Line 5		Aperribai toward Galdakao's Hospital

Gallery

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  Etxebarribus unit stopping at the station

References

1. Etxebarribus line map by the Etxebarri City Hall
2. García, Josu (17 October 2010). "Transportation takes the first step to take the metro to the Usansolo hospital". El Correo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
3. "Sarratu connection station confirmed". El Correo. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
4. Igea, Octavio (31 May 2018). "PNV and PSE acknowledge that they are looking for more sustainable alternatives to take the metro to Galdakao". El Correo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.