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Sarriko (Bilbao metro)

Coordinates: 43°16′28″N 2°57′59″W / 43.27444°N 2.96639°W / 43.27444; -2.96639
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Sarriko
Entrance to the station
General information
Location86 Lehendakari Agirre Av.
48015 Bilbao[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°16′28″N 2°57′59″W / 43.27444°N 2.96639°W / 43.27444; -2.96639
Owned by
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 1  
History
Opened11 November 1995
Passengers
20211,762,300[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
San Ignazio
towards Plentzia
Line 1 Deustu
towards Etxebarri
San Ignazio
towards Kabiezes
Line 2 Deustu
towards Basauri

Sarriko is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro. The station is located in the neighbourhood of Ibarrekolanda, part of the Deusto district. 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.[3]

Station layout

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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 sunlight to reach the platform level. 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 stations.[4]

Access

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  • 2 Benidorm St. (Ibarrekolanda exit)
  • 2 Benidorm St (Ibarrekolanda exit)

Services

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The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by local Bilbobus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

References

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  1. ^ "Estaciones - Sarriko". 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. pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ Errazti, Izaskun (11 November 1995). "Un metro "bien armado" que luce "una espléndida vejez"". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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