Ariz (Metro Bilbao)

Ariz
Location	León St., Ariz, Basauri Spain
Coordinates	43°14′17″N 2°52′55″W / 43.23806°N 2.88194°W / 43.23806; -2.88194Coordinates: 43°14′17″N 2°52′55″W / 43.23806°N 2.88194°W / 43.23806; -2.88194
Owned by	Metro Bilbao, S.A.
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone B.0
History
Opened	February 28, 2011
Services
Preceding station   Metro Bilbao   Following station Etxebarri toward Santurtzi Line 2 Basauri Terminus

Ariz is a station of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao.^[1] The station before is Etxebarri and the station after is Basauri, which is the terminus station. Ariz station is located in the municipality of Basauri, in the Greater Bilbao area.^[2] It is one of the two stations located in this municipality, being the other one Basauri. It is an underground station and ita fare zone is B0.

History

It was opened on February 28, 2011, being one of the two stations planned to be opened in the municipality of Basauri, the other one being Basauri station and which was opened on November 11, 2011.^[3] Only on the first day, more than 8.000 passengers used the new station.^[4]

Until the opening of Basauri station, both lines 1 and 2 operated in this station; starting on November 11 only Line 2 reaches it, and then follows to Basauri station. Line 1 now ends in Etxebarri.

Services

Metro services

The station is served by the line 2, with trains coming from Basauri to Santurtzi. From Monday to Friday there are trains to Santurtzi each five minutes in rush hours and seven in the rest of schedules.^[5] Passengers willing to interchange to line 1 to the Right Bank (destinations, Bidezabal or Plentzia) may do so on any station located between Etxebarri and San Inazio.^[1]

Bus services

All the bus services are run by Bizkaibus, with frequent buses running to Galdakao and the University of the Basque Country in Leioa (line A2610), Ugao-Miraballes (line A2611), downtown Bilbao (line A3621), Arrigorriaga and Zaratamo (line A3622), Galdakao Hospital (line A3641), Orozko (line A3919) and Urduña (line A3920).

Access

The station can be accessed from:^[2]

• Nagusia street (Nagusia exit)
• Valencia street (Valencia exit)
• León street

References