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Line 1 (Bilbao Metro)
Line 1 of the Bilbao metro is a rapid transit line in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It runs from Etxebarri to Plentzia. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, the right bank of the Nervión river and Uribe Kosta. The line has 29 stations. History On November 11 1995, Lehendakari José Antonio Ardanza opened the first 23 stations of the metro system between Casco Viejo and Plentzia. The next year, on June 24 1996, Gobela opened as an infill station between Areeta and Neguri, in the municipality of Getxo. On July 5 1997, three new stations were opened: Santutxu, Basarrate and Bolueta; all in Bilbao. Line 2 of the metro opened in 2002, sharing tracks with the first line between Bolueta and San Inazio. Both lines were extended by one station on 8 January 2005, with the opening of Etxebarri. The Maidagan level crossing in Getxo, one of the two that remained in the metro, was removed in 2012 by building a tunnel for the metro in the area. The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moyua (Bilbao Metro)
Moyua is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighborhood of Abando, in the district with the same name. The station is located under the Moyua Plaza, named after Federico Moyúa, mayor of Bilbao during the early 20th century. It opened on 11 November 1995. It is the second most used station of the network after Abando, and is the closest station in distance to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Station layout Moyua 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 * 3 Moyua Plaza (''Elcano'' exit) * 1 Moyua Plaza (''Ercilla-Guggenheim'' exit) * 8 Diputación street (''Diputación'' exit, closed during night time services) * 37 Gran Vía (''Ercilla-Guggenheim'' exit) Services The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Bilbao (company)
Metro Bilbao is the company that runs lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is owned by the , itself dependent on the Basque Government and the . The ownership of the metro infrastructure is shared by the Biscay Transport Consortium and Euskal Trenbide Sarea. History Metro Bilbao, S.A. was established on 28 February 1993 with a capital of 10 million pesetas and the Biscay Transport Consortium as its only shareholder. The Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ... narrow-gauge railway network in which the Bilbao metro has its origins ( line 1 took over most of the existing Bilbao-Plentzia railway) had been managed by Basque Railways (known as Euskotren after 1996) since 1982. However, a separate company was established to manage the metro. The management of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santutxu (Bilbao Metro)
Santutxu is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighbourhood of Santutxu, in the district of Begoña in Bilbao. It opened on 5 July 1997. Station layout Santutxu 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 * 53 Zabalbide St. (''Zabalbide'' exit) * 6 Tenor Fagoaga (''Karmelo'' exit, closed during night time services) * 12 Karmelo St. (''Karmelo'' exit) Services The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is located in close proximity to a Bilbobus Bilbobus is the name for metropolitan bus services in Bilbao. The service is owned by the city council of Bilbao. Operations will be transferred to Veolia Transport, the company that won the contract in May 2008. The buses can be distinguished by ... st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neguri (Bilbao Metro)
Neguri is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Neguri, in the municipality of Getxo. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995, replacing an older station. History The station first opened to the public in 1893 as part of the Las Arenas-Plentzia railway, operated by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. At the time it was known as ''Guecho'' station. At Las Arenas, in the municipality of Getxo, the line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Neguri started in 1901. The station was at-grade with two side platforms and a station building following similar design and architectural styles as other stations from the line. Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become ''Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos'', shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areeta (Bilbao Metro)
Areeta is an underground station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Areeta, in the municipality of Getxo. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995, replacing an older overground station. History The station, then known as ''Las Arenas'', first opened to the public in 1887 as the western terminus of the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. It was an at-grade station, covered by a large train shed. The station was originally built as a ''cul-de-sac'', but after the extension of the line to Plentzia in 1893, it was renovated as trains continued along the coast past the station. The station had two side platforms and was one of the most important train stations of the entire railway. Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become ''Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos'', shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infill Station
An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train service and encourage new riders by providing a more convenient location. Many older transit systems have widely spaced stations and can benefit from infill stations. In some cases, new infill station are built at sites where a station had once existed many years ago, for example the station on the Chicago 'L''s Green Line. Examples Chile *Santiago ** San José de la Estrella station, 2009 Canada *Toronto **North York Centre station, 1987 *Vancouver **Lake City Way station, 2003 ** Capstan station (under construction) Mainland China *Beijing ** Tiantongyuan station, 2007 (Line 5) **Beiyunhedong station, 2018 (Line 6) ** (Line 13, Beijing Subway), 2019 ** Zhoujiazhuang station, 2021 (Line 17) **Beitaipingzhuang station, 2022 (Line 19) **Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobela (Bilbao Metro)
Gobela is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Itzubaltzeta-Romo, in the municipality of Getxo. The station opened as part of the metro on 24 June 1996, replacing an older station. It is located immediately to the west of Campo Municipal de Gobela, home of the football team Arenas Club de Getxo. History The station first opened to the public in 1893 as part of the Las Arenas-Plentzia railway, operated by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. At the time it was known as ''Gobelas'' station. At Las Arenas, in the municipality of Getxo, the line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Gobela started in 1901. Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become ''Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos'', shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo (Bilbao Metro)
Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo ( and ) is a railway station in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is located in the historical neighborhood of Casco Viejo, in the district of Ibaiondo. It links the Bilbao metro rapid transit services with the Euskotren Trena commuter rail network. It is the main railway hub for trips between the metropolitan underground network and the railway services to Eibar, Gernika, Bermeo and San Sebastián as well as the Txorierri valley. The original metro station opened on 11 November 1995, and on 8 April 2017 in its current form. History The original station, named ''Bilbao-Aduana'', was opened on 1 July 1904 as the terminus station of the narrow-gauge ''Bilbao-Plencia railway'', an expansion of the original ''Bilbao-Las Arenas'' line, which opened in 1887. The Aduana station replaced the older and less central Bilbao-San Agustín station. The station was located on the former site of a customs building for the city's harbor, hence the name ''Aduana'' (). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Antonio Ardanza
José Antonio Ardanza Garro (born 10 June 1941) is a former Spanish politician that became the second elected ''Lehendakari'' (President of the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy. He was in office between 1985 and 1999. Politics In 1985, the Basque Parliament chose Ardanza as its new president. Spanning several legislatures, Ardanza's presidency continued until 1999. He continued the work on self-government begun by his predecessor, concentrating particularly on social and economic development, modernizing the region, and claiming greater levels of self-government. Much of Ardanza's time and effort was also aimed at delivering peace to the region and to denouncing the terrorism of ETA Eta (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἦτα ''ē̂ta'' or ell, ήτα ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative in most dialects, ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nervión
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Biscay
Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. Biscay is one of the most renowned and prosperous provinces of Spain, historically a major trading hub in the Atlantic Ocean since medieval times and, later on, one of the largest industrial and financial centers of the Iberian peninsula. Since the extensive deindustrialization that took place throughout the 1970s, the economy has come to rely more on the services sector. Etymology It is accepted in linguistics (Koldo Mitxelena, etc.) that ''Bizkaia'' is a cognate of ''bizkar'' (cf. Biscarrosse in Aquitaine), with both place-name variants well attested in the whole Basque Country and out meaning 'low ridge' or 'prominence' (''Iheldo bizchaya'' attested in 1141 for the Monte Igueldo in San Sebastián). Denominations ''Bizkaia'' ''Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overhead Line
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as: * Overhead catenary * Overhead contact system (OCS) * Overhead equipment (OHE) * Overhead line equipment (OLE or OHLE) * Overhead lines (OHL) * Overhead wiring (OHW) * Traction wire * Trolley wire This article follows the International Union of Railways in using the generic term ''overhead line''. An overhead line consists of one or more wires (or rails, particularly in tunnels) situated over rail tracks, raised to a high electrical potential by connection to feeder stations at regular intervals. The feeder stations are usually fed from a high-voltage electrical grid. Overview Electric trains that collect their current from overhead lines use a device such as a pantograph, bow collector or trolley pole. It presses against the underside of the lowest overhead wire, the contact wire. Current collectors ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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