Larrabasterra (Bilbao metro)

Larrabasterra is a station on line 1 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Larrabasterra, in the municipality of Sopela. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995.

History
The station first opened to the public in 1893 as part of the Las Arenas-Plentzia railway, operated by the Las Arenas-Plencia Railway Company. At Las Arenas, in the municipality of Getxo, the line connected with the Bilbao-Las Arenas railway. Direct services between Bilbao and Larrabasterra 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, shortened FTS and the first precedent of today's Bilbao metro. In 1977, the FTS network was transferred to the public company FEVE and in 1982 to the recently created Basque Railways. In the 1980s it was decided the station, just like most of the former railway line, would be integrated into line 1 of the metro, with the new station opening now as part of the metro network on 11 November 1995.

Station layout
It is an overground station with one island platform and one side platform. The hall is located directly above the tracks

Access

 * Aiga downarrow inv.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg 20 Loiola Ander Deuna St.
 * Aiga stairs up inv.svg Aiga downarrow inv.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg 1 Arabeta St.
 * Aiga elevator inv.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg Station's interior

Services
The station is served by line 1 from Etxebarri to Plentzia. The station is also served by local Sopelbus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.