San Ignazio (Metro Bilbao)

San Ignazio[1] (formerly San Inazio) is a station of line 1 and line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the San Ignazio-Elorrieta neighbourhood, part of the Deustu district. The station is in close proximity to the San Ignazio Sports Center and the Elorrieta football field. It was opened on 11 November, 1995.

San Ignazio
Station's platforms
Location168 Lehendakari Agirre St.
48015 Bilbao
Spain
Coordinates43°16′51″N 2°57′45″W
Owned byMetro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground station
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 1  
History
Opened11 November 1995

Station layout

San Ignazio is the only one of the Metro Bilbao underground stations to have three tracks and an island platform. The station is bigger due to it being the last of the shared section between lines 1 and 2 northbound, with each line splitting into a different tunnel after the station. Also, unlike the other underground stations within the city, it does not have the typical cavern-shaped layout. It was designed by Norman Foster.

Access
  • 162 Lehendakari Agirre St. (Lekeitio exit, closed during night time services)
  • 167 Lehendakari Agirre St. (Benita Asas exit, closed during night time services)
  • 179 Lehendakari Agirre St. (Asturias exit)
  • 2 Levante Plaza (Levante exit)
  • 170 Lehendakari Agirre St. (Levante exit)

Services

Metro services

The station is served by Line 1 to Etxebarri, Ibarbengoa and Plentzia and Line 2 to Basauri and Santurtzi. There are trains to San Inazio every two minutes, as both lines run in the same direction, trains from line 2 to Santurtzi and Ibarbengoa every five minutes and to Plentzia every twenty minutes.[2] There are extended services on weekends. Passengers looking to interchange from line 1 to line 2 or vice versa may do it in this station.

Preceding station   Metro Bilbao   Following station
toward Plentzia or Bidezabal
Line 1
toward Etxebarri
toward Kabiezes
Line 2
toward Basauri

Bus services

The station is served by the following local Bilbobus lines:

  • 10 Elorrieta - Plaza Circular
  • 13 San Ignazio - Txurdinaga
  • 18 San Ignazio - Zorrotza
  • 71 Miribilla - San Ignazio

The following Bizkaibus lines serve this station:

  • A2314 Bilbao - Erandio Goikoa - UPV/EHU
  • A3411 Bilbao - Getxo - Azkorri

See also

References
  1. "Map and frequencies". Metro Bilbao official website. Metro Bilbao SA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. Official Schedules at Metro Bilbao website
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.