Etxebarri Station (Metro Bilbao)
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Etxebarri is a station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 of the Line 1
Line 1 (Metro Bilbao)
Currently, Line 1 of Metro Bilbao starts on the station of Etxebarri and finishes in the station of Plentzia. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, the right bank of the Nervión river and Uribe Kosta...

 and Line 2
Line 2 (Metro Bilbao)
Line 2 of Metro Bilbao starts on Etxebarri Station and reaches Santurtzi Station. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, and the left bank of the Nervión river...

 of Metro Bilbao
Metro Bilbao
Metro Bilbao is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Its lines have a "Y" shape, with two lines that transit both banks of the Nervión river and then combine to form one line that ends in the south of Bilbao...

. The station before is Bolueta
Bolueta Station
Bolueta station, commonly known simply as Bolueta is a railway station serving the commuter rail and regional rail services of EuskoTren and also the rapid transit system Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Bolueta and district of Begoña, south-eastern Bilbao. In total, five...

, while the station after, and terminus station of both lines, is Ariz. Etxebarri station is located in the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 of Etxebarri
Etxebarri
Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain....

, in the Greater Bilbao area. It was the terminus station for both lines until Ariz station was opened in 2011. It can be accessed from Fuenlabrada Street and has a park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...

 parking. Its fare zone is B0 and it is an at-grade station at open air.

Services and connections

The station serves the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 of Etxebarri
Etxebarri
Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain....

, located in Greater Bilbao, in the province of Biscay
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...

, Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

 (Spain
Spain
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). Both Line 1
Line 1 (Metro Bilbao)
Currently, Line 1 of Metro Bilbao starts on the station of Etxebarri and finishes in the station of Plentzia. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, the right bank of the Nervión river and Uribe Kosta...

 and Line 2
Line 2 (Metro Bilbao)
Line 2 of Metro Bilbao starts on Etxebarri Station and reaches Santurtzi Station. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, and the left bank of the Nervión river...

 stop at this station, which is followed by Ariz station, which is the south-eastern terminus of the network. In the future, it will serve as terminus station for the projected Line 5, which will connect Etxebarri
Etxebarri
Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain....

 with Galdakao
Galdakao
Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range...

, another municipality also in Greater Bilbao.

The metro station also has a bus stand in the exterior; there different lines of Etxebarri Bus connect the station with other neighborhoods of Etxebarri
Etxebarri
Etxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain....

. The Basauri Shuttle bus also serves the bus stop and connects the station with the municipality of Basauri
Basauri
Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the 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. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of Ariz. It...

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