Basarrate (Metro Bilbao)
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Basarrate is a station on lines 1 and 2 of the
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. The station is located in the neighborhood of
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, in the district of
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, in
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. The name of the station comes from the , as the station is located directly below it. It opened on 5 July 1997.


Station layout

Basarrate station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by
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, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks.


Access

* 3 Pintor Losada St. - Campa de Basarrate (''Basarrate'' exit) * Iturriaga St. and Marqués de Laurencín St. (''Ascensor Iturriaga'' exit)


Services

The station is served by line 1 from
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to Ibarbengoa and
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, and by line 2 from
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to Kabiezes. The station is located in close proximity to a
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stop served by the San Ignacio-Txurdinaga (13) and Santutxu-Biribila Plaza (40) lines.


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* {{Metro Bilbao line, line1=yes, line2=yes Line 1 (Bilbao metro) stations Line 2 (Bilbao metro) stations Buildings and structures in Bilbao Railway stations in Spain opened in 1997 1997 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)