All Bilbao articles
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Metro Report InternationalBilbao Line 5 trains ordered
SPAIN: Euskotren has awarded CAF a contract to supply five Class 980 trainsets in 2026-27 for use on the future Bilbao metro Line 5. The 6·6 km Line 5 is under construction between Sarratu and Gldakao in the eastern suburbs of Bilbao. The four-car metre gauge ...
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Metro Report InternationalBilbao metro Line 5 construction contract awarded
SPAIN: Local infrastructure manager Euskal Trenbide Sarea has selected a joint venture of Acciona, Sacyr, Altuna y Uria and Bycam to build the central section of Bilbao metro Line 5, Acciona announced on June 15. The 2·8 km section of the planned 6·3 km Line 5 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBilbao metro Line 5 approved
SPAIN: The Basque regional government has given final approval for construction of Line 5 of the Bilbao metro network.
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Metro Report InternationalBilbao tram extension opens
SPAIN: A 2·3 km extension of Bilbao’s city centre tramway was opened for revenue service on March 25, linking Atxuri and Bolueta.
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Tranvía Bilbao
Opened 2002; single route serving 16 stops. See Bilbao network map. Basque regional railway operator Euskotren operates the Bilbao tramway, which uses a combination of new construction and former Euskotren railway alignment. The first section was opened from Atxuri north to Uribitarte in December 2002, and extended in stages westward ...
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Metro de Bilbao
First section opened 1995. Network of 3 lines serving 49 stations. See Bilbao network map. The initial route, comprising a 5 km city-centre tunnel link from Casco Viejo to an existing metre-gauge suburban line to Plentzia, was opened in November 1995 (26·4 km, 24 stations); this was extended southeast from ...