Basauri is the southern

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of line 2 of the

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. The station is located in the

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Basauri Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. ...

, part of the

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. It opened in 2011. The

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commuter railway network (operated by

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) also has a Basauri station on its C3 line, but they are not at the same location – there is a distance of about between them, with the Cercanías station serving the industrial area to the south of the town, including the large steel facility.

History

The station was opened on 11 November 2011, the second metro station in Basauri after

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. It was the newest station on line 2 until the opening of Kabiezes in 2014.

Station layout

Basauri 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

Basozelai St., next to the City Hall (''Basozelai'' exit, closed during the night time services) * Aiga escalator down inv

2 Bidasoa St. (''Bidasoa'' exit) * Aiga elevator inv

23 Gipuzkoa St. (''Gipuzkoa'' exit)

Services

The station is served by line 2 to Kabiezes with headways from five to ten minutes. Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.

References

External links

* {{Metro Bilbao line, line2=yes Line 2 (Bilbao metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 2011 2011 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)