San Ignazio (until 2017, ''San Inazio'') is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the

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. It is located in the San Ignazio-Elorrieta neighbourhood, part of the

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district. The station is in close proximity to the San Ignazio Sports Center and the Elorrieta football field. It was opened on 11 November 1995.

Station layout

San Ignazio is the only one of the underground stations in the metro to have three tracks and an island platform. The station is bigger due to it being the last of the shared section between lines 1 and 2 northbound, with each line splitting into a different tunnel after the station. Also, unlike the other underground stations within the city, it does not have the typical cavern-shaped layout. It was designed by

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Access

162 Lehendakari Agirre St. (''Lekeitio'' exit, closed during night time services) * Aiga escalator down inv

167 Lehendakari Agirre St. (''Benita Asas'' exit, closed during night time services) * Aiga escalator down inv

179 Lehendakari Agirre St. (''Asturias'' exit) * Aiga stairs down inv

2 Levante Plaza (''Levante'' exit) * Aiga elevator inv

170 Lehendakari Agirre St. (''Levante'' exit)

Services

The station is served by line 1 from

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to Ibarbengoa and

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, and by line 2 from

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to Kabiezes. The station is also served by local

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and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

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* {{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 1995 1995 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)