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(Redirected from Abando (Metro Bilbao)) Rapid transit station in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Abando
Platforms and tracks
General information
Location1 Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro
48001 Bilbao
Spain
Coordinates43°15′46″N 2°56′02″W / 43.26278°N 2.93389°W / 43.26278; -2.93389
Owned by
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 1  
History
Opened11 November 1995
Passengers
20214,292,719
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Moyuatowards Plentzia Line 1 Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejotowards Etxebarri
Moyuatowards Kabiezes Line 2 Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejotowards Basauri

Abando is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighborhood of Abando, in the district with the same name. The station is located close to Bilbao-Abando railway station, to which it is directly connected. It opened on 11 November 1995. It is one of the busiest stations in the network.

Station layout

Moyua 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

  • 1 Gran Vía, Biribila Plaza (Gran Vía/Plaza Circular exit)
  • Main hall of the Bilbao-Abando railway station (Abando - Renfe exit)
  • 1 Berastegi St (Berastegi exit, closed during night time services)
  • 1 Gran Vía (Gran Vía/Plaza Circular exit)

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by local Bilbobus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

The station is directly connected to Bilbao-Abando railway station, the main railway terminal in Bilbao. The Bilbao tram has a stop with the same name outside the station. It is also close to the narrow-gauge Bilbao-Concordia station.

References

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

External links

Bilbao metro stations
Line 1
Line 2
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