The station opened in 1894 as part of the
Lutxana–Mungia line. The station was located to the north of the current station, close to where
Bilbao Airport was later built. In 1908 the
Bilbao–Lezama line was rerouted through a new alignment which included a connection to the station. Trains started running from Bilbao to Sondika through the Bilbao–Lezama line on 23 July 1909. The line was electrified in 1949. The line from Sondika to
Mungia closed in March 1975 due to the lengthening of the airport runway. The station was rebuilt in its current location in 1992, thus allowing for a direct connection between
Lutxana and
Lezama. After
Line 1 of the
metro took over the Bilbao–Plentzia line in 1995, service on the Lutxana–Sondika line was suspended due to low passenger demand. During the construction of metro
Line 3, the old tunnel through Artxanda was closed. As a result, trains on the Txorierri line ran from Lutxana to Lezama from November 2015 to April 2017. After the opening of line 3 in April 2017, train service on the
Txorierri line was completely restored, with its trains
running through the new tunnel and the metro line. However, an hourly service from Lutxana to Sondika was kept. == Services ==