Altzola station

Altzola
General information
Location	Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa Spain
Coordinates	43°14′9.17″N 2°23′58.34″W
Owned by	Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated by	Euskotren
Line(s)	Line E1
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	No
Accessible	No[1]
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 5
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Following station Toletxegain towards Matiko Line E1 Mendaro towards Amara

Altzola is a railway station in Elgoibar, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Bilbao-San Sebastián line.

History

The Elgoibar-Deba stretch in which the station is located opened in 1893, as part of the San Sebastián-Elgoibar railway.[2] The station was damaged in 2014, when a small landslide destroyed the station shelter.[3] The single track section of the line in which the station is located will be replaced by a new double-track tunnel which started construction in 2023.[4] Due to the low usage of the station, the Basque Government has no plans to rebuild the station after the closure of the current single track section.[5]

Services

The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E1. Only four trains (in each direction) call at the station per day, with most trains on the line skipping it.[6]

References

1. "Accesibility". Euskotren. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
2. Peris Torner, Juan (24 March 2012). "Ferrocarril de Elgoibar á San Sebastián". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
3. Zabala, Aitor (3 April 2014). "La estación de Altzola se hunde". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
4. Zabala, Aitor (4 October 2023). "Comienzan las obras de la variante ferroviaria de Altzola". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
5. Zabala, Aitor (4 April 2024). "Altzola, una estación sin acuerdo". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
6. "E1 Matiko-Bilbao - Amara-Donostia" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Retrieved 22 June 2022.