On November 11, 1995, Lehendakari
José Antonio Ardanza opened the first 23 stations of the metro system between
Casco Viejo and
Plentzia. The next year, on June 24, 1996,
Gobela opened as an
infill station between
Areeta and
Neguri, in the municipality of
Getxo. On July 5, 1997, three new stations were opened:
Santutxu,
Basarrate and
Bolueta; all in Bilbao. The Maidagan level crossing in
Getxo, one of the two that remained in the metro, was removed in 2012 by building a tunnel for the metro in the area. The other remaining level crossing was located next to
Urduliz station. It closed in 2015, and was rebuilt underground. The new Urduliz station opened in 2017. On 15 June 2020,
Ibarbengoa station (between
Bidezabal and
Berango) opened to the public. The station was actually built in 2012 (at the same time as the Maidagan level crossing was put underground), but the opening was delayed until its
park and ride facilities were built. == Station list ==