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Santutxu (Bilbao metro)

Rapid transit station in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain

Biscay Transport Consortium [es]
Euskal Trenbide Sarea

Line(s)

Line 1
Line 2

Platforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeUndergroundPlatform levels1ParkingNoAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone Zone 1 HistoryOpened5 July 1997Passengers20213,338,161^[2] Services

Preceding station	Metro Bilbao			Following station
Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo towards Plentzia		Line 1		Basarrate towards Etxebarri
Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo towards Kabiezes		Line 2		Basarrate towards Basauri

Santutxu is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighbourhood of Santutxu, in the district of Begoña in Bilbao. It opened on 5 July 1997.^[3]

Station layout

Santutxu 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

53 Zabalbide St. (Zabalbide exit)
6 Tenor Fagoaga (Karmelo exit, closed during night time services)
12 Karmelo St. (Karmelo exit)

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is located in close proximity to a Bilbobus stop served by the Santutxu-Biribila Plaza (40) and Santutxu-Lezeaga (48) lines.

References

^ "Estaciones - Santutxu". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.