Barakaldo (Metro Bilbao)

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Símbolo del Metro de Bilbao negativo.svg Barakaldo
Baracaldo - Plaza Bide Onera 1.jpg
Bide Ona Plaza, located above the station
Location1 De la Libertad Av.
48902 Barakaldo
Spain
Coordinates43°17′46″N 2°59′21″W / 43.29611°N 2.98917°W / 43.29611; -2.98917Coordinates: 43°17′46″N 2°59′21″W / 43.29611°N 2.98917°W / 43.29611; -2.98917
Owned byConsortium of Biscayan Transport (CTB) and Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)Metro Bilbao: Metro de Bilbao L2.svg
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground station
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened13 April 2002
Passengers
20183,537,370[1]

Barakaldo is a station of line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the centre of Barakaldo,[2] in close proximity to the city hall, the municipal courthouse and the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas. It opened on 13 April, 2002.

Station layout[]

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

Access[]

  • Aiga escalator down inv.svg 18 Los Fueros St. (Fueros exit)
  • Aiga escalator down inv.svg 1 Euskadi Av. (Corthouse) (Avda. Euskadi exit)
  • Aiga escalator down inv.svg 21 Elkano St. (Elkano exit)
  • Aiga elevator inv.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg 2 De la Libertad Av.

Services[]

Metro services[]

The station is served by Line 2 to Basauri and Kabiezes with services around seven to ten minutes.[3]

Preceding station   Metro Bilbao   Following station
towards Kabiezes
Line 2
towards Basauri

Bus services[]

The station is also served by the following Bizkaibus regional services:

  • A3136 Bilbao - Barakaldo - Santurtzi
  • A3144 Bilbao - Gurutzeta/Cruces - Barakaldo (via Ugarte)

The station is also served by KBus, the Barakaldo municipal bus:

  • 2 El Regato - Lasesarre

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Metro Bilbao SA. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. ^ Destinations at Metro Bilbao website
  3. ^ Schedules and frequencies at Metro Bilbao website
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