Algorta (Bilbao metro)

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Algorta (Bilbao metro) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 43°21′03″N 3°00′34″W / 43.35083°N 3.00944°W

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Algorta

Entrance to the station

General information

Location

19 Txakursolo St.
48992 Getxo^[1]
Spain

Coordinates

43°21′03″N 3°00′34″W / 43.35083°N 3.00944°W

Owned by

Line(s)

Line 1

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Underground

Parking

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

Zone 2

History

Opened

15 September 1893

Rebuilt

11 November 1995

Passengers

2021

1,780,371^[2]

Services

Preceding station	Metro Bilbao			Following station
Bidezabal towards Plentzia		Line 1		Aiboa towards Etxebarri

Algorta is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Algorta, in the municipality of Getxo. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995, replacing an older station.

History

The station first opened to the public in 1893 as part of the Las Arenas-Plentzia railway, operated by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. At the time it was known as Guecho station. At Las Arenas, in the municipality of Getxo, the line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Algorta started in 1901. The station was at-grade, with one side platform and one island platform. The station building, now demolished, followed the same architectural design as others of the same line, with the only remaining example being that of Neguri station. Next to the station there was a small train depot.^[3]

Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos, shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways.^[4] In the 1980s it was decided the station, just like most of the former railway line, would be integrated into line 1 of the metro, with the new station opening underground now as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.^[5] The former station building, platforms and train depot were demolished and replaced with a public plaza named Algorta Station Plaza.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

It is an underground station with a single island platform. The main hall is above the ground.

Access

1 Telletxe St. (Telletxe exit)
Bolue St. (Bolue exit, closed during night services)
1 Telletxe St. (Telletxe exit)

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Plentzia.

References

^ "Estaciones - Algorta". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Las Arenas y Plencia (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (FTSB)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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v t e Bilbao metro stations
Line 1	Plentzia Urduliz Sopela Larrabasterra Berango Ibarbengoa Bidezabal Algorta Aiboa Neguri Gobela Areeta Lamiako Leioa Astrabudua Erandio Lutxana San Ignazio Sarriko Deustu Santimami/San Mamés Indautxu Moyua Abando Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo Santutxu Basarrate Bolueta Etxebarri

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