Ariz (Metro Bilbao)

Ariz
Opening of the station
Location	León Street, 9 48970 Basauri Spain
Coordinates	43°14′17″N 2°52′55″W / 43.23806°N 2.88194°W / 43.23806; -2.88194Coordinates: 43°14′17″N 2°52′55″W / 43.23806°N 2.88194°W / 43.23806; -2.88194
Owned by	Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground station
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	28 February 2011

Ariz is a station on the Metro Bilbao line 2. The station is located in the municipality of Basauri, being one of the two stations located in said municipality, part of the Bilbao metropolitan area. It was opened in 2011.

The Euskotren Trena commuter railway network has a similarly named Ariz-Basauri station on its E1 line, but unlike other nearby stations which connect the E1 to the Metro's line 3, these are not at the same location – there is a distance of about 350 metres (380 yd) between them.

History[]

It was opened on February 28, 2011, being one of the two stations planned to be opened in the municipality of Basauri, the other one being Basauri station and which was opened on November 11, 2011.^[1] Only on the first day, more than 8.000 passengers used the new station.^[2]

Until the opening of Basauri station, both lines 1 and 2 operated in this station; starting on November 11 only Line 2 reaches it, and then follows to Basauri station. Line 1 now ends in Etxebarri.

Station layout[]

Ariz station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks.

Access[]

• Nagusia St. (Nagusia exit)
• Valencia St. (Valencia exit, closed during night time services)
• León St.

Services[]

Metro services[]

The station is served by the line 2 to Basauri and Santurtzi. Before the opening of the Basauri terminus station in 2011, it was also served by the line 1.

Bus services[]

There is a bus stop located in close proximity to the metro station served by Bizkaibus lines:

• Lehendakari Aguirre (Colegio San José), served by lines running to Galdakao and the University of the Basque Country in Leioa (line A2610), Ugao-Miraballes (line A2611), downtown Bilbao (line A3621), Arrigorriaga and Zaratamo (line A3622), Galdakao-Usansolo Hospital (line A3641), Orozko (line A3919) and Urduña (line A3920).

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