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Abatxolo
Entrance to the station
General information
Location	23 Abatxolo St. 48920 Portugalete Spain
Coordinates	43°18′50″N 3°00′45″W / 43.31389°N 3.01250°W / 43.31389; -3.01250
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [es] Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	20 January 2007
Passengers
2021	552,517
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Portugaletetowards Kabiezes Line 2 Sestaotowards Basauri

Abatxolo is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Azeta, in the municipality of Portugalete. It opened on 20 January 2007.

Station layout

Abatxolo 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

• 9 Los Palangreros St. (Los Palangreros exit)
• 2 Azeta St. (Azeta exit, closed during night time services)
• 36 Abatxolo St.

Services

The station is served by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes.

References

1. "Estaciones - Abatxolo". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
2. "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. "Las estaciones de metro de Abatxolo y Portugalete suman 300.000 viajeros en su primer mes". El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Vasco Press. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
4. Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links

• Media related to Abatxolo (Bilbao metro) at Wikimedia Commons

• Line 2 (Bilbao metro) stations
• Railway stations in Spain opened in 2007
• 2007 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)