The 2017 Report on Public Transport in Bizkaia [Informe del Transporte Público de Bizkaia] drawn up by CTB [Consorcio de Transportes de Bizkaia – the Bizkaia Transport Consortium] reveals that 109.9 million journeys were made by rail (up 3.8% on 2016) and 54.2 million by bus (up 0.4%).
This increase can be attributed largely to the entry into service of Line 3 of the Metro system. This was undoubtedly one of the landmark events of the year and indeed of public transport in Bizkaia in recent times.