Neguri (Metro Bilbao)

Neguri is a station of line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighbourhood of Neguri, in the municipality of Getxo. On its current form, the station opened on 11 November 1995,[1] replacing an older station.

Neguri
Platforms
Location3 Zarrenabarri St.
48992 Getxo
Spain
Coordinates43°20′25″N 3°00′20″W
Owned byConsortium of Biscayan Transport (CTB) and Metro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)Metro Bilbao:
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade station
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened11 November 1995

History

The primitive station opened in 1893 as part of the Getxo-Plentzia extension of the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. The station was at-grade with two side platforms and a station building following similar design and architectural styles as other stations from the line.

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.[2] 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. A new station was built 100 meters northbound from the old station building, which since became disused. The new station opened in 1995.

The old station is one of the few buildings of the former Bilbao-Las Arenas railway still standing, although in state of disuse. Due to risk of collapse, the building was stabilised in 2018.[3]

Station layout

It is an at-grade, open-air station with two side platforms.

Access
  • 1 Zarrenebarri St
  • 13 Cristobal Cólon St
  • Station's interior

Services

Metro services

The station is served by Line 1 to Etxebarri, Ibarbengoa and Plentzia. There are trains to Etxebarri and Ibarbengoa every five to ten minutes, and services to Plentzia every twenty minutes.[4]

Preceding station   Metro Bilbao   Following station
toward Plentzia or Bidezabal
Line 1
toward Etxebarri
  • Zarrenabarri street entrance
  • Validation machines
  • Cristobal Colón street entrance

See also

References
  1. "Trazado en Y". MetroBilbao.eus. Metro Bilbao SA. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A." Spanish Railways. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. Izagirre, Txema (13 June 2018). "Basque Government will stabilise Neguri station". ElCorreo. El Correo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. Official Schedules at Metro Bilbao website
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