Bolueta is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the

Bilbao metro The Bilbao metro ( es, Metro de Bilbao, eu, Bilboko metroa) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Lines 1 and 2 have a "Y" shape, as they transit both banks of the river Ibaizabal and then comb ...

. The station is located in the neighborhood of the same name, in the district of

Begoña Begoña or more puristically but also more rarely spelled ''Begoina'', meaning 'the lower foot' (of Mount Artxanda), is a historical municipality of Biscay ( Basque Country, Spain) which was incorporated into Bilbao in 1925. Originally it includ ...

. It opened on 5 July 1997. Until 2019 it was also served by suburban

Euskotren Trena Euskotren Trena, formerly known just as ''Euskotren'' is a commuter, inter-city and urban transit train-operating company that operates local and inter-city passenger services in the provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, ...

trains coming from Durango,

Bermeo Bermeo is a town and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Busturialdea. It is in the province of Biscay, which is part of the autonomous region of the Basque Country in northern Spain. With a population of 16,765, it is the most important fishing ...

and San Sebastián. Between 2017 and 2019, these lines were diverted through line 3 of the metro, completely bypassing Bolueta. In 2022, the

Bilbao tram The Bilbao tram ( eu, Bilboko tranbia, es, Tranvía de Bilbao) is a tram system in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Operated by Euskotren under the brand Euskotren Tranbia (which also manages the tram system in Vitoria-Gasteiz), it comprises a ...

reached Bolueta along the disused railway corridor.

Station layout

Bolueta is an elevated station, with two platforms located above a main entry hall. The station can be accessed from Otxarkoaga and Ibarsusi streets. In 2012, a new access was opened from Telleria street, including an elevator for people with restricted mobility.

Access

* 20px Otxarkoaga Rd. * 20px Ibarsusi Rd., 1 * 20px 20px Santa Ana, Telleria St., 1 (access only to Metro platforms) * 20px 20px Station main hall, includes elevators to Euskotren Trena platforms

History

When the station opened in 1997, the station served as the only connection between the Bilbao metro network and the Euskotren Trena lines to the cities of

, Durango,

Eibar Eibar ( eu, Eibar, es, Éibar) is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is the head town of Debabarrena, one of the '' eskualde / comarca'' of Gipuzkoa. Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants ( Eusta ...

and San Sebastián. All the Euskotren Trena lines that had Bilbao-Atxuri station as a terminus stopped at Bolueta. After the opening of line 3 of the metro, operated by

Euskotren Euskotren, formally known as Basque Railways ( eu, Eusko Trenbideak, es, Ferrocarriles Vascos), is a public railway company controlled by the Basque Government and officially established in 1982 to operate several narrow gauge railways inside ...

, the trains coming from all destinations except Bermeo were rerouted through the new underground route that connects directly with Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo station in central Bilbao, bypassing Bolueta and Atxuri stations completely. The

Urdaibai line The Urdaibai line ( eu, Urdaibaiko linea, es, Línea de Urdaibai), also known as the Amorebieta-Bermeo railway ( eu, Amorebieta-Bermeo trenbidea, es, Ferrocarril Amorebieta-Bermeo) is a mostly single-track branchline in Biscay, Basque Country ...

was rerouted through line 3 in September, 2019, thus leaving the Eusoktren station without service. The Basque Government and the administrator of the rail network,

Euskal Trenbide Sarea Euskal Trenbide Sarea (, es, Red Ferroviaria Vasca), commonly known by its acronym ETS, is a railway infrastructure manager operating in the Basque Country, Spain. The company was formed in 2004, but the railway infrastructure it operates was t ...

(ETS), announced in 2003 their intention of transforming the rail corridor between Bilbao-Atxuri, Bolueta and Etxebarri into a tramway line, thus continuing the existing Bilbao tramway service which at the time had its terminus at Bilbao-Atxuri, however the project wasn't carried out. In 2017, after the opening of line 3, the plan was brought back by the administration and some studies were conducted In November, 2018, it was announced by the Basque Government that the works to transform the lower level of Bolueta station into a tram stop while maintaining the connection with Metro Bilbao would start in 2019. The tram extension to Bolueta along the disused railway corridor opened in March 2022.

Services

The station is served by line 1 from

Etxebarri Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea ( es, Etxebarri, Anteiglesia de San Esteban) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain. Since 13 January 2005, the name of "Etxebarri ...

to Ibarbengoa and

Plentzia Plentzia ( es, Plencia) is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. The town has 4,331 inhabitants (2019). Plentz ...

, and by line 2 from

Basauri Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also i ...

to Kabiezes. It is also the eastern terminus of the

. In close proximity to the station there are bus stops served by

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 ...

line 30 running to

Abando Abando, formerly known as ''San Vicente de Abando'', is one of the eight districts of Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain). It covers most of the city's centre, located on the left bank of the estuary of Bilbao. It is the only district of Bilbao with ...

and

Ibaiondo Ibaiondo is the fifth district of the city of Bilbao (Biscay), in the Spanish Basque Country. ''Ibaiondo'' is a recently used name that means 'beside the river' in Basque. It is divided into the neighbourhoods of Atxuri, Bilbo Zarra, Casco Viej ...

as well as several Bizkaibus lines running to

Galdakao Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range. ...

and

Leioa Leioa ( es, Lejona) is a municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, in northern Spain. It is located south of Getxo and Berango delimitating east and south with Erandio, Portugalete and Sestao. Today it is part of the Bilbao conurbation. Its populat ...

(A2610),

Ugao-Miraballes Ugao-Miraballes (official and Basque language name; informally in Spanish: Miravalles) is a town and municipality in the province of Biscay and autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de ...

(A3613),

and

Zaratamo Zaratamo ( es, Zarátamo) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de Espa ...

(A3622) and Artea (A3928).

References

External links

* {{Metro Bilbao line, line1=yes, line2=yes Line 1 (Bilbao metro) stations Line 2 (Bilbao metro) stations Buildings and structures in Bilbao Railway stations in Spain opened in 1997 1997 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Tram stops Former Euskotren Trena stations