Uribarri 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

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, S ...

commuter and regional rail services. The station is located in the neighbourhood of

Uribarri Uribarri is the second district of the city of Bilbao (Biscay), in the Spanish Basque Country. It is divided into the neighbourhoods of Castaños, Matico-Ciudad Jardín, Uríbarri proper and Zurbaran-Arabella. It has an area of 4.19 square kil ...

, part of the district with the same name, in

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. It opened on 8 April 2017.

Station layout

Uribarri 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.

Entrances

11 Travesía Uribarri C * Aiga escalator down inv

7 San Valentín de Berriotxoa St. * Aiga escalator down inv

Escuelas de Uribarri Plaza * Aiga escalator down inv

15 Zumalakarregi Av. (''Zumalakarregi'' exit) * Aiga elevator inv

Travesía Uribarri C, Monte Izaro St.

Services

Unlike the two other lines of the

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

, 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.

Gallery

Estación_de_Uribarri_8.jpg, ''Fosterito'', station entrance Bilbao_-_Acceso_estación_Uribarri_01.jpg, Access through Zumalakarregi Ave. Bilbao_-_Acceso_estación_Uribarri_02.jpg, Access tunnels

References

External links

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