Algorta (Bilbao metro)

Algorta is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Algorta, in the municipality of Getxo. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995, replacing an older station.

Algorta
Entrance to the station
General information
Location19 Txakursolo St.
48992 Getxo[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°21′03″N 3°00′34″W
Owned by
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 2  
History
Opened15 September 1893
Rebuilt11 November 1995
Passengers
20211,780,371[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Bidezabal
towards Plentzia
 Line 1 Aiboa
towards Etxebarri

History

The station first opened to the public in 1893 as part of the Las Arenas-Plentzia railway, operated by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. At the time it was known as Guecho station. At Las Arenas, in the municipality of Getxo, the line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Algorta started in 1901. The station was at-grade, with one side platform and one island platform. The station building, now demolished, followed the same architectural design as others of the same line, with the only remaining example being that of Neguri station. Next to the station there was a small train depot.[3]

Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos, shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways.[4] In the 1980s it was decided the station, just like most of the former railway line, would be integrated into line 1 of the metro, with the new station opening underground now as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.[5] The former station building, platforms and train depot were demolished and replaced with a public plaza named Algorta Station Plaza.

Station layout

It is an underground station with a single island platform. The main hall is above the ground.

Access
  • 1 Telletxe St. (Telletxe exit)
  • Bolue St. (Bolue exit, closed during night services)
  • 1 Telletxe St. (Telletxe exit)

Services

The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Plentzia.

References
  1. "Estaciones - Algorta". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. Peris Torner, Juan (21 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Bilbao a Las Arenas y Plencia (Suburbanos de Bilbao)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. Peris Torner, Juan (9 May 2012). "Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A. (FTSB)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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