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Elotxelerri station

Coordinates: 43°17′39.91″N 2°54′20.92″W / 43.2944194°N 2.9058111°W / 43.2944194; -2.9058111
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Elotxelerri
View of the station before the 2018 renovation
General information
LocationLoiu, Biscay
Spain
Coordinates43°17′39.91″N 2°54′20.92″W / 43.2944194°N 2.9058111°W / 43.2944194; -2.9058111
Owned byEuskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated byEuskotren
Line(s) Line E3
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes[1]
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened1990s
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Following station
Derio
towards Lezama
Line E3 Larrondo
towards Kukullaga

Elotxelerri is a railway station in Loiu, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Txorierri line.

History

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The station was not part of the Txorierri line when it opened in 1894. Due to budget constraints, the original alignment through Mount Artxanda included prolonged steep slopes. This caused a serious accident only two months after the opening, after which the decision was taken to build a tunnel directly under the mountain.[2] The track in which the station is located opened on 31 October 1908, as part of the new alignment between Bilbao and Lezama.[3] The station was built in the 1990s as part of the renovation of the line, which also included the construction of a new station in Sondika and the extension of the line to Lezama.[4]

The station was renovated in 2018 after trains on the Txorierri line started running through metro line 3.[5]

Services

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The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E3. It runs every 15 minutes (in each direction) during weekdays, and every 30 minutes during weekends.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Accesibility". Euskotren. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ^ Iturralde, Mikel (3 May 2015). "La catástrofe de Begoña". El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Lezama (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ Olaizola Elordi, Juanjo (2017). "La red ferroviaria vasca, del colapso a la modernidad (1977-2017)" (PDF). VII Congreso de Historia Ferroviaria (in Spanish). Asociación Ibérica de Historia Ferroviaria. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  5. ^ Arluzea, Ane (10 March 2018). "Las estaciones del tren en Txorierri, equiparadas a la imagen de la Línea 3". Deia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. ^ "L3-E3" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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