Urduliz (Metro Bilbao)

Urduliz is a station in line 1 of Metro Bilbao located in the municipality of Urduliz. Originally an overground station belonging to the centennial Bilbao-Plentzia railway, the station was rebuilt and made underground in 2017.[2]

Urduliz
Platform
Location35 Aita Gotzon St.
48610 Sopela
Spain
Coordinates43°22′44″N 2°57′30″W
Owned byConsortium of Biscayan Transport (CTB) and Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)Metro Bilbao:
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground station
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 3  
History
Opened1883
Closed2015
Rebuilt10 April 2017
Passengers
2018335,084[1]

History

The railway station of Urduliz first opened to the public in 1883 owned by the Company of the Railway from Las Arenas to Plentzia, which connected the seaside towns of Plentzia and Getxo, connecting with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway in the latter. Direct services between Bilbao and Urduliz started in 1901.[3]

Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (Railways and Suburban Transports of Bilbao), shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Metro Bilbao.[4] In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways. In the decade of 1990s, it was decided the station, just like the most of the former railway line, would be integrated into Metro Bilbao's line 1, with the new station opening to service now as part of the metro network on 11 November, 1995.

The station was closed down in 2015 with the objective of eliminating the line's last level crossing, which required the demolition of the station building due to its proximity and the construction of a new underground station. The new station was opened on 10 April, 2017.[2]

Station layout

It is an underground station with a single access to an island platform.

Access
  • 35 Aita Gotzon St.

Services

Metro services

The station is served by Line 1 to Etxebarri and Plentzia with services around twenty minutes in each direction.[5]

Preceding station   Metro Bilbao   Following station
Terminus
Line 1
toward Etxebarri

Bus services

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

  • A3531 Sopela - Mungia - Gatika

See also

References
  1. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Metro Bilbao SA. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. Urieta, Virginia (10 April 2017). "Urduliz and Plentzia recover the metro services after two years". El Correo. Bilbao. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. "Railway from Bilbao to Las Arenas and Plentzia". Spanish Railways. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A." Spanish Railways. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. Official Schedules at Metro Bilbao website
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