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Estación de Abando Indalecio Prieto, also known as Bilbao-Abando and locally named as Estación del Norte ("North Station") is a railway terminal station located on Abando, the sixth district of Bilbao. It is the main and most important train station of Bilbao. It is located in the center of the city, in the neighborhood of Abando (on the district of the same name), near the Circular Square (formerly known as Spain Square) and the Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro. Its name, which until 2006 was simply "Bilbao-Abando", comes from a former minister of Public Works and Transportation, who during the Second Spanish Republic worked for the improvement of railway services in Spain. The stations hosts several services, like a shopping mall and several restaurants. It is also connected with the Bilbao-Concordia station, a railway station located next to Bilbao-Abando. The station has a direct access to Metro Bilbao.
Bilbao-Abando Abando-Indalecio Prieto | |
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RENFE | |
General information | |
Location | Calle Hurtado de Amézaga 1 Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain) |
Coordinates | 43.259925°N 2.926869°W / 43.259925; -2.926869 |
Owned by | Adif (since 2007), RENFE (1943-2007) |
Line(s) | Cercanías: C1, C2, C3; Metro: 1/2; Tram: A |
Platforms | Over-grade |
Tracks | 8 (covered) |
Connections | EuskoTran (tramway) Metro Bilbao (subway) FEVE (Bilbao-Concordia) |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Platform levels | 3 |
Parking | yes |
Bicycle facilities | yes |
Other information | |
Station code | ABD |
History | |
Opened | 1870 |
Rebuilt | 1940s |
Electrified | yes |
Services | |
Cercanías Bilbao, Talgo, Alvia, Estrella, Diurno | |
The terminal servers traveling on Renfe, Cercanías and FEVE to destinations like Madrid, Burgos, Valladolid, Segovia and other cities.
It congregates several railway services and urban transportation means, like Cercanías, Renfe, FEVE, Metro Bilbao, EuskoTran, Bilbobus and Bizkaibus. In the future, the high-speed trains that conform the "Y Vasca" will also reach this station.