Kabiezes (Metro Bilbao)

Kabiezes is the northern terminus of line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighbourhood of Kabiezes, in the municipality of Santurtzi.[2] Construction of the station and the track between Santurtzi and Kabiezes began in 2009 and was delayed after a mudslide flooded the tunnel connecting both stations. It opened on 28 June 2014.[3]

Kabiezes
Station's entrance on opening day
Location68 Antonio Alzaga Av.
48980 Santurtzi
Spain
Coordinates43°19′21″N 3°02′16″W
Owned byConsortium of Biscayan Transport (CTB) and Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)Metro Bilbao:
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground station
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened28 June 2014
Passengers
20181,016,951[1]

Station layout

Kabiezes 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

  • 64 Antonio Alzaga Av. (Antonio Alzaga exit)
  • 3 Lauaxeta St. (Lauaxeta exit, closed during night time services)
  • 68 Antonio Alzaga Av. (Antonio Alzaga exit)

Services

Metro services

The station is served by Line 2 to Basauri with services around seven to ten minutes.[4]

Preceding station   Metro Bilbao   Following station
TerminusLine 2
toward Basauri

Bus services

The station is also served by the following Bizkaibus regional services:

  • A2315 Santurtzi - Portugalete - Sestao (via Galindo) - UPV/EHU
  • A3129 Lutxana - Gurutzeta/Cruces - Santurtzi
  • A3135 Sestao - Kabiezes
  • A3151 Bilbao - Santurtzi - Portugalete (Motorway)
  • A3323 Portugalete - Muskiz - Galdames
  • A3334 Santurtzi - Muskiz - Zalla - Balmaseda
  • A3335 Muskiz - Zierbena - Sestao

See also

References

  1. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Metro Bilbao SA. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. Destinations at Metro Bilbao website
  3. Osorio, Silvia (28 June 2014). "Kabiezes se sube al metro" [Kabiezes hops on the metro]. El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. Schedules and frequencies at Metro Bilbao website
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