Bolueta
Two metro units at Bolueta
General information
LocationCamino Ibarsusi, 2A
48004 Bilbao[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°14′49″N 2°54′21″W / 43.2470°N 2.9058°W / 43.2470; -2.9058
Owned by
Line(s)
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 1  
History
Opened5 July 1997
Passengers
2021996,099[2]

Bolueta is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighborhood of the same name, in the district of Begoña. It opened on 5 July 1997.[3]

Until 2019 it was also served by suburban Euskotren Trena trains coming from Durango, Bermeo and San Sebastián. Between 2017 and 2019, these lines were diverted through line 3 of the metro, completely bypassing Bolueta. In 2022, the Bilbao tram reached Bolueta along the disused railway corridor.

Station layout

Bolueta is an elevated station, with two platforms located above a main entry hall. The station can be accessed from Otxarkoaga and Ibarsusi streets. In 2012, a new access was opened from Telleria street, including an elevator for people with restricted mobility.

Access

  • Otxarkoaga Rd.
  • Ibarsusi Rd., 1
  • Santa Ana, Telleria St., 1 (access only to Metro platforms)
  • Station main hall, includes elevators to Euskotren Trena platforms

History

When the station opened in 1997, the station served as the only connection between the Bilbao metro network and the Euskotren Trena lines to the cities of Bermeo, Durango, Eibar and San Sebastián. All the Euskotren Trena lines that had Bilbao-Atxuri station as a terminus stopped at Bolueta. After the opening of line 3 of the metro, operated by Euskotren, the trains coming from all destinations except Bermeo were rerouted through the new underground route that connects directly with Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo station in central Bilbao, bypassing Bolueta and Atxuri stations completely.[4] The Urdaibai line was rerouted through line 3 in September, 2019, thus leaving the Eusoktren station without service.[5]

The Basque Government and the administrator of the rail network, Euskal Trenbide Sarea (ETS), announced in 2003 their intention of transforming the rail corridor between Bilbao-Atxuri, Bolueta and Etxebarri into a tramway line, thus continuing the existing Bilbao tramway service which at the time had its terminus at Bilbao-Atxuri, however the project wasn't carried out. In 2017, after the opening of line 3, the plan was brought back by the administration and some studies were conducted[6] In November, 2018, it was announced by the Basque Government that the works to transform the lower level of Bolueta station into a tram stop while maintaining the connection with Metro Bilbao would start in 2019.[7] The tram extension to Bolueta along the disused railway corridor opened in March 2022.[8]

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. It is also the eastern terminus of the Bilbao tram. Close to the station there are bus stops served by Bilbobus line 30 running to Begoña, Abando and Ibaiondo as well as several Bizkaibus lines running to Galdakao and Leioa (A2610), Ugao-Miraballes (A3613), Basauri and Zaratamo (A3622) and Artea (A3928).

Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Basarrate
towards Plentzia
 Line 1 Etxebarri
Terminus
Basarrate
towards Kabiezes
 Line 2 Etxebarri
towards Basauri
Preceding station Euskotren Tranbia Following station
Abusu
towards La Casilla
 Bilbao tram Terminus

References

  1. ↑ "Estaciones - Bolueta". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Díaz, Manuela (19 June 2017). ""Con la conexión del tren de Durango a la Línea 3 de Metro perdemos tiempo y dinero"". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Desde hoy, los trenes de Bermeo de Euskotren llegan al centro de Bilbao". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Pérez, Leire (21 March 2017). "El tranvía entre Atxuri y Etxebarri echa a rodar". El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Alonso, Alberto G. (21 November 2018). "Las obras del tranvía de Atxuri a Bolueta comenzarán en un año". Deia (in Spanish). Bilbao. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. ↑ García, Josu (25 March 2022). "El tranvía viaja ya entre Atxuri y Bolueta, su primera expansión desde hace 10 años". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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