Barakaldo

Barakaldo is a city in the Basque Country in Spain. It is located in the Biscay (Bizkaia) province, administratively included in the "Basque Autonomous Community", on the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao. Barakaldo is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area (Greater Bilbao), and its official population at the 2011 census was 100,061 inhabitants living on a land area of 29.39 km² (11.35 sq mi). The area has an industrial river-port heritage and has undergone significant redevelopment with new commercial and residential areas replacing the once active industrial zones.

History

The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica wrote of Barakaldo (spelling the name with the now-archaic "c"):

Modern Barakaldo was later the endpoint of a mining railway, since iron mining was a major economic activity of the region during part of the 19th and 20th centuries. The Steel industry, led by Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, had a very important presence during the 20th century, until the industrial recession hit the region's economy hard in the 1980s.

Barakaldo (Metro Bilbao)

Barakaldo is a station of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Barakaldo, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Bagatza and the station after is Ansio. It is an underground station and its fare zone is B2.

Connections

The station also connects with BizkaiBus lines A2326, A3131, A3136, A3137, A3139, A3142, A3144, A3338.

Access

The station can be accessed from:

See also

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