Bilbao-Abando railway station

Bilbao-Abando Indalecio Prieto
Terminal station
Stained glass at the station's upper hall
General information
Location	1, Gran Vía 48001 Bilbao Spain
Coordinates	43°15′41″N 2°55′40″W / 43.26139°N 2.92778°W / 43.26139; -2.92778
Owned by	Adif
Line(s)	long-distance services
Platforms	2 side platforms (main lines) 3 island platform and 1 side platform (Cercanías)
Tracks	8
Connections	Line 1 Line 2 Bilbao tram Bilbobus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade station
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1948
Passengers
2018	6,494,565[1]
Rank	31[2]

The Abando Indalecio Prieto railway station (Basque: Abandoko Indalecio Prieto geltokia, Spanish: Estación de Abando Indalecio Prieto), usually known simply as Bilbao-Abando and previously known as Estación del Norte (North Station) is a terminal railway station in Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain). The name comes from Abando, the district in which the station is located, and Indalecio Prieto, who was Minister of Public Works during the Second Spanish Republic. The station serves as the terminus station for several long and medium distance services operated by Renfe as well as commuter rail services within the Bilbao metropolitan area operated by Cercanías. The station has direct access to Metro Bilbao and to the tram, as well as many local and regional bus lines. The railway station Bilbao-Concordia, operated by Renfe Feve is located in close proximity. After the construction of the high-speed line Basque Y is finished, Bilbao-Abando will serve as the western terminus, which will involve the creation of a completely new station replacing the current one.^[3][4]