Plentzia (Metro Bilbao)

Plentzia
Plentzia
	Station's entrance
Location	2 Geltoki St.; 48610 Sopela; Spain
Coordinates	43°24′06″N 2°56′47″W / 43.40167°N 2.94639°WCoordinates: 43°24′06″N 2°56′47″W / 43.40167°N 2.94639°W
Owned by	Consortium of Biscayan Transport (CTB) and Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)	Metro Bilbao:
Platforms	1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade station
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 3
History
Opened	1883
Closed	2015
Rebuilt	10 April 2017
Passengers
2018	633,795

Plentzia is the northern terminus of line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Plentzia. The station opened as part of the Metro Bilbao network on 11 November, 1995, although it had already been serving as a railway station since the 19th century.

History[]

The railway station of Plentzia, originally named Plencia, was first opened on 15 September, 1893 by the Company of the Railway from Las Arenas to Plencia. In Getxo, the railway line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Plentzia started in 1901.^[2]

Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (Railways and Suburban Transports of Bilbao), shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Metro Bilbao.^[3] In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways. In the decade of 1990s, it was decided the station, just like the most of the former railway line, would be integrated into Metro Bilbao's line 1, with the new station opening to service now as part of the metro network on 11 November, 1995.

The station was out of service from 2015 to 2017 due to the renewal of Urduliz station. This time was used to renew this station as well, adding a new main entrance. The station was repeoned on 10 April, 2017.

Station layout[]

It is an at-grade station with three tracks and a main hall located to one side. The station maintains the original station building.

Access[]

2 Geltoki St.

Services[]

Metro services[]

The station is served by Line 1 to Etxebarri with services around twenty minutes.^[4]

Preceding station		Metro Bilbao		Following station
Terminus		Line 1		Urduliz towards Etxebarri

Bus services[]

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

A3451 Areeta - Armintza
A3499 Plentzia - Gorliz

References[]

^ "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Metro Bilbao SA. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "Railway from Bilbao to Las Arenas and Plentzia". Spanish Railways. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A." Spanish Railways. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ Official Schedules at Metro Bilbao website

[1] "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Metro Bilbao SA. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[2] "Railway from Bilbao to Las Arenas and Plentzia". Spanish Railways. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[FTS_history-3] Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A." Spanish Railways. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[Schedules-4] Official Schedules at Metro Bilbao website

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