Portugalete is a station on line 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 ...

. It is located in central

Portugalete Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The town has 45,766 inhabitants (2019 census) and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. It is located a ...

. Opening on 20 January 2007, it acted as the northern terminus of the line until the line was extended to Santurtzi. There is a station on the

Cercanías Bilbao Cercanías Bilbao (Basque: ''Bilboko Aldiriak'') is a commuter rail network in Bilbao, serving the city and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías, as part of Renfe, the national railway company. It consists of three lines, named C ...

commuter railway network with the same name, but the two stations are not connected.

Station layout

Portugalete station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by

Norman Foster Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Nor ...

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

Access

19 Carlos VII Av. (''Carlos VII'' exit) * Aiga escalator down inv

22 Maestro Zubeldia St. (''Maestro Zubeldia'' exit, closed during night time services) * Aiga elevator inv

Ferdinand Arnodin St.

Services

The station is served 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. The station is also served by Bizkaibus regional bus services.

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* {{Metro Bilbao line, line2=yes Line 2 (Bilbao metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 2007 2007 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)