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Charleroi Metro
Charleroi Metro (french: Métro de Charleroi; previously known as the ''Charleroi Premetro'' (french: Métro léger de Charleroi)) is a light rail network in Belgium, consisting of a loop line around central Charleroi and three branches towards the suburbs of Gilly, Anderlues and Gosselies. Another branch to Châtelet (historically, the third one) was partially built but never entered service. The current system was opened in seven phases ranging from 1976 to 2012, which included 28 stations, of which 24 were in service along with 6 regular tram stops in Anderlues. On 22 June 2013, 18 more stations were added to the metro system when line M3 to Gosselies went into service. The original plans for the network were much more extensive with 8 branches radiating from the central loop, but had to be abandoned due to high costs and low prospective ridership rates. Operations , the network consists in a central loop running around the centre of Charleroi and comprising 8 stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Régionale Wallonne Du Transport
Lactalis is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France. The company's former name was Besnier SA. Lactalis is the largest dairy products group in the world, and is the second largest food products group in France, behind Danone. It owns brands such as Parmalat, Président, Siggi's Dairy, Skånemejerier, Rachel's Organic, and Stonyfield Farm. History André Besnier started a small cheesemaking company in 1933 and launched its ''Président'' brand of Camembert in 1968. In 1990, it acquired Group Bridel (2,300 employees, 10 factories, fourth-largest French dairy group) with a presence in 60 countries. In 1992, it acquired United States cheese company Sorrento. In 1999, ''la société Besnier'' became ''le groupe Lactalis'' owned by Belgian holding company BSA International SA. In 2006, they bought Italian group Galbani, and in 2008, bought Swiss cheesemaker Baer. They bought Italian group Parmalat in a 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi-South Railway Station
Charleroi-Central railway station (french: Gare de Charleroi-Central, nl, Station Charleroi-Centraal), officially Charleroi-Central, is the main railway station serving Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). Charleroi-Central is also the main TEC bus station in Charleroi, and a station of the Charleroi Metro. ''Charleroi-Centra''l is the new name of ''Charleroi-South'' () since December 2022. History Early history The first railway connection to Charleroi was inaugurated in 1843, when the Belgian State Railways (''Chemins de fer de l'État Belge'') opened an indirect line from Brussels to Charleroi (via Braine-le-Comte), continuing to Namur. On 23 October 1843, a train stopped for the first time in Charleroi. At this time, the station is not more than a temporary building along the rails at the north-west of the actual site. In 1848, the to Walcourt and Morialmé opened, to support local extractive industries. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaux-Arts (Charleroi Metro)
Beaux-Arts (''Fine arts'') is the largest station in the Charleroi Metro network, located in Charleroi downtown, in fare zone 1. Because of its situation on a slope, the station terminates on a viaduct at one end (toward Ouest and Piges), and in a tunnel at the other end (toward Waterloo). The station has two street entrances leading to a mezzanine level where ticket counters and shops are located. Platforms are accessible from the mezzanine through escalators and stairs. The station has one lateral platform that used to serve former lines 88 and 89 to Anderlues, and one central platform that currently serves all lines. A third platform, not accessible to passengers, is used to exhibit old Charleroi trams. One particularity of the station is a reversing loop for light rail vehicles entering the station from the west (from Piges or Ouest). It is used by lines M2 and M3, leaving the central loop on their way to Anderlues and Gosseiles, respectively, to enter and leave the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo (Charleroi Metro)
Waterloo is a Charleroi Metro station, located at the northern end of Charleroi downtown, in fare zone 1. The station has 3 street entrances (two on each side of the ''Jules Hénin Avenue'', one on the ''Jules Hiérnaux Square''), leading to the lowest level. Platforms are located on the upper level and are accessible through escalators and stairs. The station has one lateral platform which is currently not used (and not connected to any tram tracks). All current lines use a central platform. Waterloo is also the starting point of the partially built but unused ''Centenaire'' line. Starting from Waterloo is a short track section running to the North and surfacing north of the ''Jules Hiérnaux Square'', which would have been the starting point of pre-metro lines to Lodelinsart and Gosselies on one side, and Ransart and Heppignies on the other side. (A tram line to Gosselies, beginning at Piges, has been built since.) The station features an extensive track network, allowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parc (Charleroi Metro)
Parc is a Charleroi Metro station, located in downtown Charleroi, in fare zone 1. It is an underground station with a central platform accessible from the street at both ends. Interior decoration, themed around the Lucky Luke Belgian comics character, features a fresco of the comics main characters on one side, and a short comics strip depicting a train attack by the Daltons on the other side. There's also a Lucky Luke statue outside of the station, near the park's eastern entrance. Until 26 February 2012 Parc was the terminus of former lines 55 and 88. Trams would arrive from Janson on the western side of the central platform, then move forward to a turnback siding in a short tunnel section south of the station, before returning to the station for departure on the eastern side of the platform. The turnback now forms part of the Parc to Tirou section. The station name (French for ''Park'') comes from the adjacent municipal park. Nearby points of interest * Queen Astrid muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piges (Charleroi Metro)
Piges is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Dampremy (part of the Charleroi municipality), in fare zone 1. The station is built on a viaduct and is accessed through escalators and stairs from a street entrance located on ''Chaussée de Bruxelles'' (Brussels Road). Although the station is built on a viaduct, tracks enter a tunnel at its western end, as they pass under a spoil tip (''Terril des Piges'') toward Dampremy. A tram line to Gosselies Gosselies ( wa, Gochliye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Located in the north of Charleroi, it was a city and a municipality of its own before the merger of the ... starts at the station. Nearby points of interest Station surroundings are sparsely populated (lower part of the ''Chaussée de Bruxelles'') and do not feature important points of interest, which explains the low passenger flow through the station. Transfers TEC Charleroi bus lines 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi Metro Line 4
Line 4 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Soleimont in Gilly (northeast of Charleroi) to the loop around downtown Charleroi, before heading back to Soleilmont. Line 4 was inaugurated on and replaced former lines 54 and 55 following the completion of the metro loop line around downtown Charleroi. Introduction of new line numbers (1, 2, 3 and 4) in February 2012 coincided with the formal association of colors to line numbers. The official color for line 4 is blue. Operations Line 4 has a length of (including the return portion to Soleilmont), all on premetro infrastructure. It has 21 premetro stations (14 distinct). Line 4 is the shortest line of the Charleroi Metro network. Trams drive on the right on the downtown loop, and on the left on the Soleimont branch (they switch sides between Waterloo and Samaritaine). Trams on line 4 run from 05:00 until 20:00, with frequencies of: * Every 10 minutes from Monday to Saturday. * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi Metro Line 2
Line M2 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from the ''Monument'' tram stop in Anderlues to the metro loop around central Charleroi, before heading back to Anderlues. Line M2 was created on to replace former lines 88 and 89 after completion of the loop around central Charleroi. Introduction of new line numbers (M1, M2, M3 and M4) in February 2012 coincided with the formal association of colors to line numbers. The official color for line M2 is green. Line M2 is identical to line M1 except that it runs along the downtown loop in a clockwise direction. Operations Line M2 has a length of (including the return portion to Anderlues), of which are on a standard tram line on the street (in Anderlues) and the remainder on premetro infrastructure. It has 29 premetro stations (18 distinct) and 12 tram stops (6 distinct). Lines M1 and M2 are the longest lines of the Charleroi Metro network. Trams drive on the right on the entire line, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi Metro Line 1
Line M1 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from the ''Monument'' tram stop in Anderlues to the metro loop around central Charleroi, before heading back to Anderlues. Line M1 was created on to replace former lines 88 and 89 after completion of the loop around central Charleroi. Introduction of new line numbers (M1, M2, M3 and M4) in February 2012 coincided with the formal association of colors to line numbers. The official color for line M1 is red. Line M1 is identical to Line M2 except that it runs along the downtown loop in a counter-clockwise direction. Operations Line M1 has a length of (including the return portion to Anderlues), of which are on a standard tram line on the street (in Anderlues) and the remainder on premetro infrastructure. It has 28 premetro stations (18 distinct) and 12 tram stops (6 distinct). Lines M1 and M2 are the longest lines of the Charleroi Metro network. Trams drive on the right on the entire line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Charleroi Metro Former Lines
The following is a list of former lines of the Charleroi Metro which are now defunct. These lines operated on the Charleroi Metro (then known as the ''Charleroi Premetro'') starting from the early 1990s (though a version of Line 89 had existed since 1976) until the system's reorganization into the Charleroi Metro in 2012. Trams on former Lines 54/55 ran from 05:00 until 20:00, and had train frequencies of: * Every 10 minutes (15 minutes between 18:00 and 20:00) on weekdays. * Every 15 minutes (20 minutes between 18:00 and 20:00) on Saturdays, and on weekdays during school holidays. * Every 20 minutes (30 minutes between 18:00 and 20:00) on Sundays and holidays. Trams on former Lines 88/89 (but not Line 84) ran from 05:30 until 19:00, and had train frequencies of: * Every 30 minutes on weekdays. * Every 1 hour on weekends. These lines operated before the full opening of the 'central loop' of the Charleroi Metro in central Charleroi in 2012, which led to the inauguration of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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