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Santimami/San Mamés station

Coordinates: 43°15′42″N 2°56′57″W / 43.26167°N 2.94917°W / 43.26167; -2.94917
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Santimami/San Mamés
Station's entrance
General information
Location31 Juan Antonio Zunzunegui
48013 Bilbao[1]
Spain
Coordinates43°15′42″N 2°56′57″W / 43.26167°N 2.94917°W / 43.26167; -2.94917
Owned by
Line(s)
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBilbao Intermodal
Construction
Structure typeUnderground station
Platform levels2
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 1  
History
Opened11 November 1995
Passengers
20214,211,935 (metro)[2]

San Mamés is a transfer station in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is located in the neighbourhood of Basurto, part of the Basurto-Zorroza district of Bilbao. The station connects the rapid transit network of Bilbao metro with the Cercanías Bilbao commuter rail services, as well as with the Bilbao tram. It is also directly connected to Bilbao Intermodal, the city's main bus station. The station is also located in close proximity to San Mamés Stadium, home of the Athletic Club Bilbao. Since 2017, the metro station has been known as Santimami/San Mamés.[3]

History

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The station opened as part of line 1 of the Bilbao metro on 11 November 1995.[4] The station was below Alameda de Urquijo, between San Mamés Stadium, the Termibus bus station, and Sabino Arana Avenue; the main access to the city from the A-8 motorway. Thus the station had a very high traffic of passengers commuting daily from other parts of the metropolitan area to the bus station, and to the stadium on match days.

In 2000, the San Mamés station of the Cercanías Bilbao commuter rail network (operated by Renfe) opened on a nearby location. The station was built on an existing trench which was put underground. Despite both stations being in close proximity, they were not physically connected.[citation needed] In addition to that, a third stop opened in 2002 as part of the Bilbao tram; it was overground and closer to the bus station.[5]

The interchange station was built in 2004 allowing for an easy connection between the metro and Cercanías stations, which now share a common access and hall, which also connects them directly to the bus station entrance and the tram stop, which was relocated closer to the new station.[citation needed] In 2017 works began for the construction of a new underground bus station, which involved temporarily shutting down the direct connection between the interchange station and the bus terminal.[6] The connection was reopened in November 2019, after the opening of the new Bilbao Intermodal bus station.[7]

Station layout

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The station consists in truth of two separate underground stations connected by a common hall. The metro station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by Norman Foster, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks, whereas the Cercanías Bilbao station follows a rectangular design with high ceilings.

Access

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  • 17 Sabino Arana Av. (Sabino Arana exit, Metro Bilbao only)
  • 23 Luis Briñas St. (Briñas - Termibús - Renfe exit)
  • 13 Luis Briñas St. (Briñas exit, Metro Bilbao only)
  • Ingeniero Torres Quevedo Plaza (Torres Quevedo exit, Cercanías Bilbao only)

Services

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The metro station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Ibarbengoa and Plentzia, and by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The Cercanías Bilbao lines that call at this station connect Bilbao with other municipalities across its metropolitan area. There is also a tram stop on the surface, served by Bilbao's single tram line. Additionally, the station is directly connected to the Bilbao Intermodal bus station, with long-distance and regional Bizkaibus bus services.

Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station
Deustu
towards Plentzia
 Line 1 Indautxu
towards Etxebarri
Deustu
towards Kabiezes
 Line 2 Indautxu
towards Basauri
Preceding station Cercanías Bilbao Following station
Olabeaga
towards Santurtzi
 Line C-1 Autonomía
towards Abando
Olabeaga
towards Muskiz
 Line C-2
Preceding station Euskotren Tranbia Following station
Ospitalea/Hospital
towards La Casilla
 Bilbao tram Sabino Arana
towards Bolueta

References

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  1. ^ "Estaciones - Santimami/San Mamés". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ García, Josu (16 December 2017). "San Mamés será Santimami en el metro". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre. pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ^ Eguinoa, Aitor (18 December 2002). "El tranvía se inaugura hoy en Bilbao 47 años después de su desaparición". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ Reviriego, José Mari (18 May 2017). "Garellano, la nueva 'zona cero' de Bilbao". El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Bilbao inaugura la estación Intermodal "pieza clave que faltaba en la conectividad de la ciudad" [Bilbao opens the Intermodal station, "the key piece that was missing in the city's connectivity"]. Europa Press (in Spanish). Bilbao. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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