Bilbao (Madrid Metro)

Bilbao
Madrid Metro station
Line 4 platforms at Bilbao
General information
Location	Centro / Chamberí, Madrid Spain
Coordinates	40.4290543°N 3.7021816°W / 40.4290543; -3.7021816
Owned by	CRTM
Operated by	CRTM
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	17 October 1919; 105 years ago (1919-10-17)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station Iglesia towards Pinar de Chamartín Line 1 Tribunal towards Valdecarros San Bernardo towards Argüelles Line 4 Alonso Martínez towards Pinar de Chamartín
Location Bilbao Location within Madrid

Bilbao [bilˈβao] is a station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in Zone A and is near to the Glorieta de Bilbao.[1][2]

History

The station opened in 1919 on Line 1 and is one of the first eight stations on the network between Cuatro Caminos and Sol. The Line 4 station opened in 1944 on the first section on the line between Argüelles and Goya.

Following nearly two years of extensive construction works, the station reopened in July 2020, now equipped with a total of seven elevators and updated wall linings.[3]

References

1. "Línea 1". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. "Línea 4". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "La estación de Bilbao estrena siete ascensores" (in Spanish). Madridiario. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 3 July 2020.