Gurutzeta/Cruces (Bilbao metro)

Gurutzeta/Cruces is a station on line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Gurutzeta, in the municipality of Barakaldo. The station is located in near proximity to the University Hospital of Gurutzeta (also known as Hospital de Cruces in Spanish), the largest public healthcare facility in the Basque Country. The station was opened on 13 April 2002, as part of the opening of line 2.^[3][4]

Gurutzeta/Cruces
Entrance to the station
General information
Location	4 Balejo St. 48903 Barakaldo[1] Spain
Coordinates	43°16′56″N 2°58′58″W
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [es] Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	13 April 2002
Passengers
2021	2,640,901[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Ansio towards Kabiezes Line 2 San Ignazio towards Basauri

The trip from San Ignazio to Gurutzeta/Cruces takes four minutes, making it the longest interval between underground stations throughout the entire Bilbao metro network.^{[citation needed]} It is one of four stations located in Barakaldo, the others being Ansio, Bagatza and Barakaldo.

Station layout

Gurutzeta/Cruces 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.

Access

• Gurutzeta - Hospital (Gurutzeta/Cruces exit)
• Llano St. (Llano exit, closed during night time services)
• Balejo St.

Services

The station is served by line 2 from Basauri to Kabiezes. The station is also served by Bizkaibus regional bus services.

References

1. "Estaciones - Gurutzeta/Cruces". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
2. "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. "Hitos". bizkaiko garraio partzuergoa - consorcio de transportes de bizkaia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
4. Guerrero, Belén (December 2011). "Metro Bilbao, una red en expansión" (PDF). Vía Libre (in Spanish). pp. 4–15. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links

• Media related to Gurutzeta/Cruces (Bilbao metro) at Wikimedia Commons