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DESCRIPTION
Bilbao bases its public tranport network on local railways, metro and tram lines.
The first Bilbao metro line (Line 1) opened in 1995, with extensions in 1997, 2005, 2011; it runs partly ground level on an elder railway track (Plentza-Lutxana) and partly underground (Lutxana-Etxebarri).
The first section of Line 2 opened in 2002 (San Inazio-Urbinaga, plus San Inazio-Etxebarri section in common with Line 1); Line 2 was extended in 2005 (Urbinaga-Sestao), 2007 (Sestao-Portugalete), 2009 (Portugalete-Santurtzi) and 2014 (Santurtzi-Kabiezes). Line 2 northern terminal (Santurtzi) is connected with Mamariga by a metro shuttle service (Mamariga Shuttle, opened in 2010).
Both lines have been also extended along the common branch in 2005 (Bolueta-Etxebarri) and 2011 (Etxebrarri-Ariz); in 2011 Line 2 has been extended from Ariz to Basauri, while Line 1 has been shortened at Extebarri stop.
Line 3 opened on April 2017, running from Kukullaga to Matiko; Matiko-Airport-Lezama route is operated by suburban trains (line E3).
(last modified June 25, 2018 )
HISTORY
datesection nameline
11-11-1995Casco Viejo-PlentziaLine 1
05-07-1997Casco Viejo-BoluetaLine 1
08-01-2005Bolueta-EtxebarriLine 1
26-02-2011Etxebarri-ArizLine 1
11-11-2011Ariz-BasauriLine 1
11-11-1995Casco Viejo-San InazioLine 2
13-04-2002San Inazio-UrbinagaLine 2
08-01-2005Bolueta-EtxebarriLine 2
26-02-2011Etxebarri-ArizLine 2
11-11-2011Ariz-BasauriLine 2
08-01-2005Urbinaga-SestaoLine 2
200701020Sestao-PortugaleteLine 2
04-07-2009Portugalete-SanturtziLine 2
28-06-2014Santurtzi-KabiezesLine 2
03-09-2010Santurtzi-MamarigaLine L
08-04-2017Matiko-KukullagaLine 3
(last modified June 25, 2018 )
TECHNICAL DATA
Single line length (Km)
Line 1:33.3
Line 2:22.3
Mamariga Shuttle:0.5
Line 3:5.8
Single line stops
Line 1:28
Line 2:25
Mamariga Shuttle:2
Line 3:7
Single line avg. distance (km)
Line 1:1.2
Line 2:0.9
Mamariga Shuttle:0.5
Line 3:1
Total track length (km)
49
Total network stops
47
Avg. stop net distance (km)
1
Type
steel wheels
Current/Voltage
1500 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge
metric gauge rails (1000 mm)
Vehicles builder
CAF,ADTRANZ
Model
UT-500,UT-550
Operator
METRO BILBAO S.A. (Line 1,Line 2,Mamariga Shuttle)
Euskotren (Line 3)
(last modified June 25, 2018 )
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