San Mames Station or San Mamés is an intermodal railway station located in the neighborhood of Garellano in the district of Basurto-Zorrotza

Basurto-Zorrotza

Basurto-Zorroza is the eighth district of the city of Bilbao, Basque Country . It is divided into the neighbourhoods of Altamira, Basurto, Olabeaga, Masustegui-Monte Caramelo and Zorrotza....

 in the city of Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

. This station connects the services of Line 1

Line 1 (Metro Bilbao)

Currently, Line 1 of Metro Bilbao starts on the station of Etxebarri and finishes in the station of Plentzia. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, the right bank of the Nervión river and Uribe Kosta...

 and 2

Line 2 (Metro Bilbao)

Line 2 of Metro Bilbao starts on Etxebarri Station and reaches Santurtzi Station. Its route covers the municipality of Etxebarri, the city of Bilbao, and the left bank of the Nervión river...

 of the rapid transit

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 system Metro Bilbao

Metro Bilbao

Metro Bilbao is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Its lines have a "Y" shape, with two lines that transit both banks of the Nervión river and then combine to form one line that ends in the south of Bilbao...

, lines C-1 and C-2 of the commuter rail network Cercanías Bilbao

Cercanías Bilbao

Cercanías Bilbao is a commuter rail network in Bilbao, serving the city and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías, as part of Renfe, the national railway company...

, line A

Line A (EuskoTran)

The Line A of EuskoTran, also known simply as Bilbao's Tram is a tramway system in Bilbao, Spain which began operation in December 2002.It is one of the two tram lines operated by EuskoTran in the Basque Country, being the other one the Vitoria's tram...

 of the tramway system EuskoTran

EuskoTran

EuskoTran is a light rail tram service which operates in the cities of Bilbao , Vitoria and, in the future, in the town of Leioa , all of them in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the three commercial brands of the public society owned by the Basque Government, Eusko Trenbideak -...

 and accesses to Termibus

Termibus

Termibus is the main bus station of Bilbao and it is located beside San Mamés Stadium. The bus terminal is linked to the San Mamés underground, tram and commuter rail station....

, the main bus station of Bilbao.

Its name comes from the San Mamés Stadium

San Mamés Stadium

Estadio San Mamés, AKA La Catedral , is a football stadium in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The stadium is the home of Athletic Bilbao, known as "Los leones de San Mamés-Bilboko lehoiak" . They are known as Los leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés...

, that is located nearby.

Cercanías

The station serves also as a Cercanías Bilbao

Cercanías Bilbao

Cercanías Bilbao is a commuter rail network in Bilbao, serving the city and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías, as part of Renfe, the national railway company...

 station for lines C-1 and C-2, which connect Bilbao-Abando

Bilbao-Abando

Estación de Abando Indalecio Prieto, also known as Bilbao-Abando and locally named as Estación del Norte is a railway terminal station located on Abando, the sixth district of Bilbao. It is the main and most important train station of Bilbao...

 with Santurtzi

Santurtzi

Santurtzi is a port town in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain. It is located in the Bilbao Abra bay, near the mouth of the Nervión river, on its left bank, 14km downriver from Bilbao and forms part of the Greater Bilbao agglomeration...

 and Muskiz

Muskiz

Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.- Neighborhoods :Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:- Demography :- Economy :...

. Cercanías Bilbao is a commuter rail system operated by Cercanías

Cercanías

Cercanías is the name given to the commuter rail systems of Spain's major metropolitan areas. In Catalonia and Valencia, however, the term is replaced by Rodalies , while the designation Aldirikoak is used in the Basque Country....

 and managed by Renfe

RENFE

Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...

. The station was opened in 2000, along with other three Cercanías stations. On July 29, 2004 the location was changed in order to match Metro Bilbao's station and to connect with EuskoTran and Termibus.
Access

• 23, Luis Briñas street (Luis Briñas exit, connection with Metro Bilbao, EuskoTran and Termibus)
• Quevedo Towers (Quevedo Towers exit)
• Elevator connecting platforms of Cercanías with station's main hall.

Metro Bilbao

The Metro Bilbao station is located under Sabino Arana avenue and has a direct connection with Cercanías Bilbao

Cercanías Bilbao

Cercanías Bilbao is a commuter rail network in Bilbao, serving the city and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías, as part of Renfe, the national railway company...

. Its exit by Luis Briñas street connects the station with the EuskoTran

EuskoTran

EuskoTran is a light rail tram service which operates in the cities of Bilbao , Vitoria and, in the future, in the town of Leioa , all of them in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the three commercial brands of the public society owned by the Basque Government, Eusko Trenbideak -...

 station and the bus terminal Termibus

Termibus

Termibus is the main bus station of Bilbao and it is located beside San Mamés Stadium. The bus terminal is linked to the San Mamés underground, tram and commuter rail station....

. Its fare zone is A.
Access

• 17, Sabino Arana avenue (Sabino Arana exit)
• 23, Luis Briñas street (Briñas exit, connection with Cercanías, Termibus and EuskoTran)
• 13, Luis Briñas street (Briñas exit, elevator)

Tramway

"San Mames Station" is station of Line A

Line A (EuskoTran)

The Line A of EuskoTran, also known simply as Bilbao's Tram is a tramway system in Bilbao, Spain which began operation in December 2002.It is one of the two tram lines operated by EuskoTran in the Basque Country, being the other one the Vitoria's tram...

 of Bilbao's Tramway, operated by EuskoTran

EuskoTran

EuskoTran is a light rail tram service which operates in the cities of Bilbao , Vitoria and, in the future, in the town of Leioa , all of them in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the three commercial brands of the public society owned by the Basque Government, Eusko Trenbideak -...

. Previously, it was located some blocks away from where currently is, and was re-located in 2004 in order to connect with Cercanías and Metro Bilbao.

Bus

Termibus is the main bus station of Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

. All buses that come from Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 or from Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 to Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

 reach this terminal station. Bizkaibus

BizkaiBus

BizkaiBus is the name for bus services serving the province of Biscay, Spain. It is named after the Basque name of the province, Bizkaia. The buses can be identified by their distinctive yellow colour scheme....

 buses also reach this station.

A0651 Bilbao - Sodupe - Balmaseda

A3247 Bilbao - Aeropuerto/Aireportua

A3341 Bilbao - Sodupe - Arrespalditza

A3342 Bilbao - Sodupe - Artziniega

A3343 Bilbao - Sodupe

A3512 Bilbao - Lekeitio (por autopista/tik)

A3513 Bilbao - Hospital Galdakao/Ospitalea - Gerkina - Lekeitio

A3523 Bilbao - Hospital Galdakao/Ospitalea - Gernika - Aulestia - Lekeitio

A3915 Ondarroa - Durango - Bilbao (por autopista/tik)

A3916 Ondarroa - Ermua - Bilbao (por autopista/tik)

A3918 Orozko - Bilbao

A3923 Elorrio - Durango - Bilbao (por autopista/tik)

A3926 Eibar - Ermua - Bilbao (por autopista/tik)

A3927 Zeanuri - Lemoa - Bilbao (por autopista/tik)

A3930 Galdakao - Bilbao (por autopista/tik)

A3933 Durango - Bilbao (por autopista/tik)


The most important line of Bizkaibus

BizkaiBus

BizkaiBus is the name for bus services serving the province of Biscay, Spain. It is named after the Basque name of the province, Bizkaia. The buses can be identified by their distinctive yellow colour scheme....

 with a stop on this station is line A3247, which, every 20 minutes, leaves to Bilbao Airport

Bilbao Airport

Bilbao Airport is a public airport located north of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in the Basque Country. It is the most important airport of the Basque Country and northern Spain, with 4,172,903 passengers on 2008...

 (reaching there 15 minutes after departure).

See also

• Termibus
  Termibus
  Termibus is the main bus station of Bilbao and it is located beside San Mamés Stadium. The bus terminal is linked to the San Mamés underground, tram and commuter rail station....
  
  
• San Mames
• Metro Bilbao
  Metro Bilbao
  Metro Bilbao is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Its lines have a "Y" shape, with two lines that transit both banks of the Nervión river and then combine to form one line that ends in the south of Bilbao...
  
  
• Cercanías Bilbao
  Cercanías Bilbao
  Cercanías Bilbao is a commuter rail network in Bilbao, serving the city and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías, as part of Renfe, the national railway company...
  
  
• Renfe
  RENFE
  Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...
  
  
• EuskoTren
  EuskoTren
  EuskoTren is a commuter rail service which operates in the Basque Country provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa. It is one of the three commercial brands of the public society owned by the Basque Government, Eusko Trenbideak - Ferrocarriles Vascos...