Plentzia (Metro Bilbao)


Plentzia is the northern terminus of line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Plentzia. The station opened as part of the Metro Bilbao network on 11 November, 1995, although it had already been serving as a railway station since the 19th century.

History

The railway station of Plentzia, originally named Plencia, was first opened on 15 September, 1893 by the Company of the Railway from Las Arenas to Plencia. In Getxo, the railway line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Plentzia started in 1901.
Starting in 1947, the narrow-gauge railway companies that operated within the Bilbao metropolitan area were merged to become Ferrocarriles y Transportes Suburbanos de Bilbao S.A., shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Metro Bilbao. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways. In the decade of 1990s, it was decided the station, just like the most of the former railway line, would be integrated into Metro Bilbao's line 1, with the new station opening to service now as part of the metro network on 11 November, 1995.
The station was out of service from 2015 to 2017 due to the renewal of Urduliz station. This time was used to renew this station as well, adding a new main entrance. The station was repeoned on 10 April, 2017.

Station layout

It is an at-grade station with three tracks and a main hall located to one side. The station maintains the original station bulding.

Access

Metro services

The station is served by Line 1 to Etxebarri with services around twenty minutes.

Bus services

The station is also served by the following Bizkaibus regional services: