Forua station

Forua
General information
Location	Forua, Biscay Spain
Coordinates	43°19′56.60″N 2°40′24.31″W / 43.3323889°N 2.6734194°W / 43.3323889; -2.6734194
Owned by	Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated by	Euskotren
Line	Line E4
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes[1]
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 4
History
Opened	15 March 1893
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Following station Institutoa towards Matiko Line E4 San Kristobal towards Bermeo
Location

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

History

The station opened, together with the rest of the Gernika-Pedernales extension of the Amorebieta-Gernika line, on 15 March 1893. The original station building was demolished in the 1990s due to its bad condition, and replaced by a shelter.^[2] In 2018, the station was renovated in order to improve its accessibility.^[3]

Services

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

1. "Accesibility". Euskotren. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
2. Olaizola Elordi, Juanjo (2005). El ferrocarril de Amorebieta a Bermeo (PDF) (in Spanish and Basque). EuskoTren. pp. 163–164. ISBN 8492062975. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
3. Astui, Iratxe (21 November 2018). "ETS acomete la renovación de seis estaciones en la línea ferroviaria Bermeo-Bilbao". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
4. "E4 Matiko-Bilbao - Bermeo" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Retrieved 19 June 2022.