Santutxu is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the

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. The station is located in the neighbourhood of

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, in the district of

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. It opened on 5 July 1997.

Station layout

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

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

Access

53 Zabalbide St. (''Zabalbide'' exit) * Aiga downarrow inv

6 Tenor Fagoaga (''Karmelo'' exit, closed during night time services) * Aiga elevator inv

12 Karmelo St. (''Karmelo'' 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 located in close proximity to a

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stop served by the Santutxu-Biribila Plaza (40) and Santutxu-Lezeaga (48) lines.

References

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* 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) {{Spain-railstation-stub