Itsasbegi is a railway station in Busturia, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Urdaibai line.

Itsasbegi
A 900 series train leaving the station
General information
LocationBusturia, Biscay
Spain
Coordinates43°23′27.71″N 2°41′37.97″W / 43.3910306°N 2.6938806°W / 43.3910306; -2.6938806
Owned byEuskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated byEuskotren
Line(s) Line E4
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingNo
AccessiblePartial[1]
Other information
Fare zone  Zone 4  
History
Opened15 March 1893
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Following station
Axpe
towards Matiko
Line E4 Mundaka
towards Bermeo

History edit

The station opened as the northern terminus of the Gernika-Pedernales extension of the Amorebieta-Gernika line, on 15 March 1893. Between 1948 and 1949, due to the extension of the line towards Bermeo, the station was completely renovated.[2]

Name edit

The station is in the municipality of Busturia, but primarily serves the neighboring village of Sukarrieta (Spanish: Pedernales). As a result, the name of the station has changed at least five times throughout its history:[2][3]

  • Pedernales (1893 to 1903)
  • Pedernales, jurisdicción Busturia (1903 to 1941)
  • Pedernales (1941 to 1961)
  • Pedernales-Busturia (1961 to 1980)
  • Sukarrieta (1980 to 1997)
  • Busturia-Itsasbegi or simply Itsasbegi (from 1997)

Services edit

The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E4. It runs every 30 minutes (in each direction) during weekdays, and every hour during weekends.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Accesibility". Euskotren. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Olaizola Elordi, Juanjo (2005). El ferrocarril de Amorebieta a Bermeo (PDF) (in Spanish and Basque). EuskoTren. pp. 170–171. ISBN 8492062975. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ Olaizola Elordi, Juanjo (2005). El ferrocarril de Amorebieta a Bermeo (PDF) (in Spanish and Basque). EuskoTren. pp. 34–37. ISBN 8492062975. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ "E4 Matiko-Bilbao - Bermeo" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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