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Etxebarri
Metro unit approaching the station
General information
Location	2 Fuenlabrada St, Etxebarri Spain
Coordinates	43°14′38″N 2°53′52″W / 43.24389°N 2.89778°W / 43.24389; -2.89778
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [es] Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	5 January 2005
Passengers
2021	1,017,813
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Boluetatowards Plentzia Line 1 Terminus Boluetatowards Kabiezes Line 2 Ariztowards Basauri

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

The Euskotren Trena commuter railway network has a station with the same name at a distance of about 550 metres (600 yd), but the two stations are not connected.

Services

The station is served by the line 1 to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and also by line 2 from Basauri to Santurtzi.

Connecting bus services are provided by EtxebarriBus, a local bus service managed by the Etxebarri municiaplity. The metro station is the starting point of the two lines of the system; line 1 connects the station with the neighborhood of Santa Marina, crossing the main urban area of the city, while line 2 links the metro station with the Legizamon area.

Future

The original project of the line 5 of the metro network was unveiled in 2008, with the final project being presented in 2010. It involved the construction of a new underground line between the towns of Etxebarri and Galdakao, ultimately reaching the Galdakao-Usansolo hospital. This project involved making Etxebarri one of the termini of the new line, where it would connect with the existing two lines of the system. 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. As of 2018, a final decision has not yet been taken.

References

1. ^ "Estaciones - Basauri". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
2. "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
3. "EtxebarriBus". Ayuntamiento de Etxebarri (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
4. García, Josu (17 October 2010). "Transportes da el primer paso para llevar el metro al hospital de Galdakao". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
5. "Confirmada la intermodal de Sarratu". El Correo (in Spanish). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
6. ^ Igea, Octavio (31 May 2018). "PNV y PSE confirman que las instituciones buscan alternativas más "eficaces" que llevar el metro a Galdakao". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2018.

External links

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

• Line 1 (Bilbao metro) stations
• Line 2 (Bilbao metro) stations
• Railway stations in Spain opened in 2005
• 2005 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)