Concordia Station

La Concordia station, a modernist jewel of Bilbao

Bilbao-Concordia station is an elegant station by the Ría, a jewel of modernist architecture. The Bilbao audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this early twentieth-century building, with its fine iron-and-glass façade.

A station inaugurated in 1902

Bilbao-Concordia station was inaugurated in 1902, according to the projects of an engineer of the time. The main narrow-gauge station of the city, it stands out by its magnificent modernist iron-and-glass façade, adorned with elegant motifs, by the Ría. A witness of the industrial golden age of Bilbao and of the Art Nouveau taste, it is one of the finest railway buildings in Spain.

What to see

You admire the magnificent modernist iron-and-glass façade of La Concordia station, adorned with elegant motifs, by the Ría. The building illustrates the industrial golden age and the Art Nouveau taste of Bilbao. It is a stop for lovers of architecture, in the heart of the city.

Practical information

La Concordia station lies by the Ría, in the heart of Bilbao, reachable on foot. The façade can be freely admired from the outside; a working station, the interior is accessible to travellers during opening hours. It is mainly discovered for its fine façade, during the walk along the river.

When was La Concordia station inaugurated?

In 1902; it is the main narrow-gauge station of Bilbao, famous for its modernist iron-and-glass façade.

Where is La Concordia station?

By the Ría, in the heart of Bilbao.