Itsasbegi station
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Owned byEuskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated byEuskotren
Itsasbegi | |||||||||||
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 A 900 series train leaving the station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Busturia, Biscay Spain | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°23′28″N 2°41′38″W / 43.39103°N 2.69388°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Euskal Trenbide Sarea | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Euskotren | ||||||||||
| Line |  Line E4 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Partial[1] | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Zone 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 March 1893 | ||||||||||
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Itsasbegi is a railway station in Busturia, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Urdaibai line.
Name
The station is in the municipality of Busturia, but primarily serves the neighboring village of Sukarrieta (Spanish: Pedernales). As a result, the name of the station has changed at least five times throughout its history:[2][3]
- Pedernales (1893 to 1903)
- Pedernales, jurisdicción Busturia (1903 to 1941)
- Pedernales (1941 to 1961)
- Pedernales-Busturia (1961 to 1980)
- Sukarrieta (1980 to 1997)
- Busturia-Itsasbegi or simply Itsasbegi (from 1997)
