Kabiezes is the northern terminus of line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Kabiezes, in the municipality of Santurtzi.[1] 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 | |||||||||||
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 Entrance to the station, opening day | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 68 Antonio Alzaga Av, Santurtzi[1] Spain | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°19′21″N 3°02′16″W / 43.32250°N 3.03778°W | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 28 June 2014 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 777,813[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Station layout
editKabiezes 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
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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
editThe station is served by line 2 to Basauri with headways from five to ten minutes.[citation needed] Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.
References
edit- ^ a b "Estaciones - Kabiezes". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Osorio, Silvia (28 June 2014). "Kabiezes se sube al metro" [Kabiezes hops on the metro]. El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links
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Media related to Kabiezes (Bilbao metro) at Wikimedia Commons
