User:Gta Ed~enwiki/Bilbao-Abando

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.

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.

Railway services
The stations hosts several railway services, both short-distance (called Cercanías) and long-distance trains.

Renfe Cercanías


This station is the main hub and center for the Cercanías Bilbao service, a commuter rail service of Renfe. Three lines operate on this station, Cercanías 1 Bilbao-Abando/Santurtzi (line C1), Cercanías 2 Bilbao-Abando/Muskiz (line C2) and Cercanías 3 Bilbao-Abando/Orduña (line C3). The rail tracks for Cercanías are situated on the upper level of the station, on tracks numbered 1 to 5. Its fare zone is "Zone 0".

Access
There are two accesses for the Cercanías Bilbao tracks in the station.


 * Upper level of the station, right side
 * Elevator (Madrid Metro).svg Main hall of the station (two elevators connecting).

Connecting stations
This is the terminal station for Cercanías Bilbao, which connect the station with the following ones:


 * Ametzola Station C-1 red.svg Line C-1 / C-2 green.svg Line C-2


 * Autonomía Station C-1 red.svg Line C-1 / C-2 green.svg Line C-2


 * La Peña Station C-3 light blue.svg Line C-3


 * Miribilla Station C-3 light blue.svg Line C-3


 * Olabeaga Station C-1 red.svg Line C-1 / C-2 green.svg Line C-2


 * San Mames Station C-1 red.svg Line C-1 / C-2 green.svg Line C-2


 * Zabalburu Station C-1 red.svg Line C-1 / C-2 green.svg Line C-2


 * Zorrotza Station C-1 red.svg Line C-1 / C-2 green.svg Line C-2

Renfe main lines
Renfe also manages a long-distance train service in Bilbao. This station also serves as a terminal station for this service. Several trains from Renfe use the station, like Alvia (Madrid, Barcelona), Arco (Vigo), Diurno (Salamanca) and Estrella.

Connections
The station connects its Cercanías and long-distance trains with others services of transportation, including Feve (commuter rail and long-distance services), Metro Bilbao (rapid transit service), EuskoTran (tram service), Bilbobus (urban bus services) and Bizkaibus (regional bus services).

FEVE
Just next to the Bilbao-Abando station, is located the "Bilbao-Concordia" station, which is a main hub and terminal station for different FEVE services, including short-distance trains, commuter rail services and long distance trains.

Access
The Bilbao-Concordia station can be accessed from two different spots.


 * Bailen Street
 * Inside of Bilbao-Abando station, left exit.

Metro Bilbao


Abando is an local station of Metro Bilbao located in the main line for Line 1 and Line 2. It is located just under the Bilbao-Abando Station, and can be accesses either from inside the station or from the outside street. It is located in the neighborhood of Abando, in the district of the same name. It is an underground station and its fare zone is A.

It is the most used and crowded station of the whole Metro Bilbao system, possibly due its proximity (and connection) to Bilbao-Abando Station. It uses the typical station design of the Metro Bilbao stations.

Access
The Abando metro station can be accessed from four different spots.


 * 1, Gran Vía, Circular Square
 * 1, Berastegui Street
 * Lower level of Bilbao-Abando station.
 * Elevator (Madrid Metro).svg 1, Gran Vía (elevator)

EuskoTran
The station of EuskoTran is located on Navarra Street, between the exit doors of Bilbao-Abando station (Renfe) and Bilbao-Concordia station (FEVE). The station is named Abando and belongs to Line A.

Bilbobus and Bizkaibus
Outside the station there are three Bizkaibus stations, and five Bilbobus stations, that connect the station with the rest of the city and nearby municipalities.