Sarriko (Metro Bilbao)

Sarriko is a station of line 1 and line 2 of Metro Bilbao. The station is located in the neighbourhood of Ibarrekolanda, part of the Deustu district.[1] It is named after the Sarriko park located nearby. The station is in close proximity to the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences of the University of the Basque Country as well as the Conservatory of music. It was opened on 11 November, 1995.

Sarriko
Station's entrance
Location86 Lehendakari Agirre Av.
48015 Bilbao
Spain
Coordinates43°16′28″N 2°57′59″W
Owned byMetro Bilbao S.A.
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground station
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 1  
History
Opened11 November 1995

Station layout
Station's entrance seen from the interior

Unlike the other underground stations within the city, Sarriko does not follow the typical cavern-shaped layout, but it is instead made up of a big single space, with a big crystal shelter allowing for natural sun light. It was designed by Norman Foster, with a main hall located suspended directly above the rail tracks. In 1998 it was awarded the Brunel Award to railway infrastructures.[2]

Access
  • 2 Benidorm St. (Ibarrekolanda exit)
  • 2 Benidorm St (Ibarrekolanda 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.[3] 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 - Biribila Plaza
  • 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

References
  1. Destinations at Metro Bilbao website
  2. "Awards". Metro Bilbao official website. Metro Bilbao SA. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. Official Schedules at Metro Bilbao website
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