Otxarkoaga is a station on line 3 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 combi ...

. The station is also served by

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commuter and regional rail services. The station is located in the neighborhood of Otxarkoaga, part of the

Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga is the third district of the city of Bilbao (Biscay), in the Spanish Basque Country. It is divided into the neighbourhoods of Otxarkoaga and Txurdinaga. It has an area of 389.94 hectares and a population of 26,458 inhabita ...

district of Bilbao. It opened on 8 April 2017.

Station layout

Txurdinaga follows the same cavern-like station layout shared by most underground stations of the system, designed by

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, with the main hall located suspended directly above the tracks.

Access

1 Kepa Embeitia Plaza (''Plaza Kepa Enbeitia'' exit) * Aiga escalator down inv

23 Lozoño St. (''Lozoño'' exit) * Aiga escalator down inv

14 Langaran St. (''Langaran'' exit) * Aiga elevator inv

8, Pau Casals Av.

Services

Unlike the two other lines of the

system (which are operated by Metro Bilbao S.A.), line 3 is operated by

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, which runs it as part of the

network. Trains from the Bilbao-San Sebastián,

Txorierri Txorierri is a valley of Biscay, Basque Country, separated from Bilbao by low mountains Monte Artxanda and Monte Abril. It includes the municipalities of Erandio, Loiu, Sondika, Derio, Zamudio, Lezama and Larrabetzu Larrabetzu is a town and mu ...

and

Urdaibai The Urdaibai estuary is a natural region and a Biosphere Reserve of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It is also referred as Mundaka or Gernika estuary. Urdaibai is located on the Bay of Biscay coast, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Urdaiba ...

lines of the network run through line 3. The station is also served by several local

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lines.

Gallery

Estación_de_Otxarkoaga_4.jpg, ''Fosterito'', the station entrance Estación_de_Otxarkoaga.jpg, Station platform

References

External links

* {{Euskotren stations Line 3 (Bilbao metro) stations Euskotren Trena stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 2017 2017 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Buildings and structures in Bilbao