Zangroiz station
Railway station in Sondika, Basque Country, Spain
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Zangroiz is a railway station in Sondika, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Lutxana–Sondika line.
Zangroiz | |||||||||||
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A 950 series train leaving the station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sondika, Biscay Spain | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°18′01″N 2°56′27″W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Euskal Trenbide Sarea | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Euskotren | ||||||||||
| Line |  Line E3a | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[1] | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 January 1894 | ||||||||||
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History
The station opened in 1894 as part of the Lutxana–Mungia line.[2] The line, which starting in 1975 ran only from Lutxana to Sondika, saw passenger service until 1996. Starting on 1 January 1997, service between Lutxana and Sondika was suspended due to low demand.[3]
During the construction of metro Line 3, the old tunnel through Artxanda was closed. As a result, trains on the Txorierri line ran from Lutxana to Lezama from November 2015 to April 2017, with Zangroiz seeing passenger traffic for the first time in almost twenty years.[4] After the opening of Line 3 in April 2017, train service on the Txorierri line was completely restored, with its trains running through the new tunnel and the metro line.[5] However, an hourly service from Lutxana to Sondika was kept.[3]
