Otxarkoaga is a station on line 3 of the Bilbao metro. The station is also served by Euskotren Trena commuter and regional rail services. The station is located in the neighborhood of Otxarkoaga, part of the Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga district of Bilbao. It opened on 8 April 2017.
Otxarkoaga | |
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 View from the mezzanine | |
| General information | |
| Location | 4, Lozoño St. 48004 Bilbao Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°15′29″N 2°54′03″W / 43.25806°N 2.90083°W |
| Owned by | Euskal Trenbide Sarea |
| Line(s) |  Line 3  Line E1 Line E3 Line E4 |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | Bus |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Platform levels | 1 |
| Parking | No |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Fare zone | Zone 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 April 2017[1] |
Station layout
editTxurdinaga follows the same cavern-like station layout shared by most underground stations of the system, designed by Norman Foster, with the main hall located suspended directly above the tracks.[2]
Access
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1 Kepa Embeitia Plaza (Plaza Kepa Enbeitia exit)- 23 Lozoño St. (Lozoño exit)
- 14 Langaran St. (Langaran exit)
8, Pau Casals Av.
Services
editUnlike the two other lines of the Bilbao metro system (which are operated by Metro Bilbao S.A.), line 3 is operated by Euskotren, which runs it as part of the Euskotren Trena network. Trains from the Bilbao-San Sebastián, Txorierri and Urdaibai lines of the network run through line 3.[3][4] The station is also served by several local Bilbobus lines.
| Preceding station |  Euskotren Trena
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Following station | ||
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| Txurdinaga towards Matiko
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Line 3 | Kukullaga Terminus
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| Line E1 | Kukullaga towards Amara
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| Txurdinaga towards Lezama
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Line E3 | Kukullaga Terminus
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| Txurdinaga towards Matiko
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Line E4 | Kukullaga towards Bermeo
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Gallery
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Fosterito, the station entrance -
Station platform
References
edit- ^ "La Línea 3 del metro supera los seis millones de viajes en su primer aniversario". El Correo (in Spanish). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Súbete a la línea 3 del Metro". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Iturralde, Mikel (24 September 2017). "Bilbao va sobre ruedas". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Desde hoy, los trenes de Bermeo de Euskotren llegan al centro de Bilbao". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
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