Santurtzi (Bilbao Metro)
Rapid transit station in Santurtzi, Basque Country, Spain
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Santurtzi is a station on Line 2 of the Bilbao Metro. It is located in the municipality of Santurtzi. It opened, together with the neighboring Peñota station, on 4 July 2009.[3]
Santurtzi | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Gernika Park, Santurtzi[1] Spain | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°19′43″N 3°02′05″W | ||||||||||
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| Line |  Line 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 July 2009 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 1,879,631[2] | ||||||||||
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There is a station on the Cercanías Bilbao commuter railway network with the same name, but the two stations are not connected.
Station layout
Santurtzi station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by Norman Foster, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks.
Access
Vapor Habana St. (Casa Torre Jauregia exit)- Las Viñas St. (Las Viñas exit, closed during night time services)
Virgen del Mar Plaza (Mamariga exit)
Gernika Park (Casa Torre Jauregia exit)- Virgen del Mar Plaza (Mamariga exit)
Marmariga funicular
Access to the neighborhood of Mamariga from the station wasn't included in the original planning for Line 2. Construction on a funicular connecting the station to Mamariga started in late 2007.[4] The funicular opened in September 2010,[5] more than a year after the station itself.[6] In June 2015, the funicular's Mamariga terminus was severely damaged by a fire, forcing it to close for repairs. The funicular reopened in December that year after repairs were carried out.[7]
The funicular's terminus in Mamariga is considered one of the station's entrances, not a distinct station in and of itself.[8] Since 2013, no fare has been charged for using the funicular.[9] The operating hours of the funicular are the same as those of the metro. On the funicular, trains depart approximately every 3 minutes.[5] In its 353 m (0.219 mi) length, the funicular ascends 42 m (138 ft). The line is double-tracked, with each track being operated independently of the other.[10]
Services
The station is served by Line 2 from Kabiezes to Basauri with headways from five to ten minutes.[citation needed] Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.
