Bilbao - Getting Around
Public Transport
Metro Bilbao (tel: (94) 425 4000/25; website: www.metrobilbao.net), with its stylish fosteritos (stations designed by British architect Norman Foster) has two metro lines. Line 1 (Etxebarri-Plentzia) links Bilbao stations to the right-bank districts and will eventually reach Basauri, when construction work is completed in 2010. Line 2 (Etxebarri-Portugalete) links Bilbao stations to the left-bank districts. It stops in some of the most densely populated districts in Vizcaya, such as Barakaldo and Sestao, and will be extended to reach Kabiezes and Santurtzi. Trains run Sunday to Thursday 0600 to 2230-2300. On Friday nights they run until 0130-0200, and they run every 30 minutes all night on Saturday.
The first tramway in Bilbao appeared in 1872, and by 1920 the city's tramway network stretched over 109km (68 miles), with Arenal being the hub for 12 different lines. In 1964, however, the tram was replaced by electric buses, and it was only in late 2002 that trams were reintroduced. The new line, run by Euskotran (tel: 902 543 210; website: www.euskotran.es), has been gradually extended to cover an area linking Atxuri to Basurto. There is a central stretch across the district of Abandoibarra, with stops by some of Bilbao's architectural landmarks, such as the Arriaga Theatre, the Guggenheim Museum and the Euskalduna Palace. Trams run Monday to Friday 0600-0630 to 2300-2330 and Saturday and Sunday 0700-0730 to 2325.
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