Sestao (Metro Bilbao)

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Símbolo del Metro de Bilbao negativo.svg Sestao
Sestao Kasko udaletxea.jpg
Sestao City Hall, close to the station entrance
LocationKasko Plaza
48910 Sestao
Spain
Coordinates43°18′34″N 3°00′26″W / 43.30944°N 3.00722°W / 43.30944; -3.00722Coordinates: 43°18′34″N 3°00′26″W / 43.30944°N 3.00722°W / 43.30944; -3.00722
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
Opened8 January 2005
Passengers
20182,267,891[1]

Sestao is a station of line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the centre of Sestao,[2] in close proximity to the city hall and the Santa María church. It opened on 8 January 2005 and it acted as northern terminus for line 2 until the opening of the Portugalete extension in 2007.

The Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network (operated by Renfe) also has a Sestao station on its C1 line, but they are not at the same location – there is a distance of about 950 metres (1,040 yd) between them.

Station layout[]

Sestao 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 Kasko Plaza, city hall (Kasko exit)
  • Aiga escalator down inv.svg 14, Gran Vía de José Antonio Agirre y Lekube (La Salle exit, closed during night time services)
  • Aiga downarrow inv.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg Camino Txikito Rd. / Doctor Fleming St. (Camino Txikito Bidea exit, closed during night time services)
  • Aiga elevator inv.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg 2, Gran Vía de José Antonio Agirre y Lekube (Kasko exit)

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:

  • A2316 Sestao - UPV/EHU
  • A3122 Bilbao - Sestao - Errepelega
  • A3129 Lutxana - Gurutzeta/Cruces - Santurtzi
  • A3135 Sestao - Kabiezes
  • A3331 Sestao - Trapagaran
  • A3335 Muskiz - Zierbena - Sestao

Additionally, Alsa long-distance service between Santurtzi and Madrid stops nearby.

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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