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Charleroi Metro Line 3
Line M3 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Gosselies (north of Charleroi) to the loop around downtown Charleroi, before heading back to Gosselies. Line M3 was inaugurated on and replaced a number of bus lines running between the two suburbs. 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 M3 is yellow. Operations Line M3 has a length of (including the loops in both Charleroi and Gosselies), running both on light metro and tramway infrastructures. It has 18 stations on the tram portion of the line. Trams drive on the right for the full journey. Trams on Line M3 run from 05:00 until 20:00 with frequencies of: * Every 10 minutes from Monday to Saturday. * Every 15 minutes on Sundays and public holidays. Replacement night bus service A replacement bus service, similarly numbered M3ab on timetables (with "''ab''" sta ... [...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] |
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] |
Charleroi-West Railway Station
Charleroi-West (french: Charleroi-Ouest) is a secondary railway station serving Charleroi, Belgium. It is one of two railway stations located in downtown Charleroi, the other one being the much larger Charleroi-South railway station. Charleroi-West is also a station of the Charleroi metro. Rail station Charleroi-West is a small, unstaffed station with no building or other services of its own, served only by Belgian railway line 140 linking Charleroi to Ottignies. Charleroi-West used to be a dead-end station (and thus the terminus of line 140) until 27 May 1987, when a rail connection to Charleroi-South was opened. The 6 km industrial line 260 links Charleroi-Ouest with the freight classification yard of Monceau-sur-Sambre. Because of its proximity to Charleroi-South and the limited train service, Charleroi-West sees very little passenger traffic, with a weekday average of 75 boarding passengers on weekdays (20 on Saturdays, 30 on Sundays) in 2007. The original station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villette (Charleroi Metro)
Villette is a Charleroi Metro station, located at the southwestern end of Charleroi downtown, in fare zone 1. It was the first metro station in Belgium to be built on a viaduct, spanning over the river Sambre. The station is accessible from both banks of the river and features a central platform serving two tram tracks. Villette station is particularly close (300 m) to the Sud station. Nearby points of interest * Headquarters of TEC Charleroi, a subsidiary of the ''Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport'' in charge of public transportation in Charleroi. * Charleroi branch of the Federal Public Service Finance The FPS Finance ( nl, FOD Financiën, french: SPF Finances, german: FÖD Finanzen), is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. It was created by Royal Order on February 17, 2002, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the fed .... Transfers There are no direct train or bus transfers at this station. Charleroi Metro stations Railway stati ... [...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] |
Tirou (Charleroi Metro)
Tirou is a 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 toward ... station, located in downtown Charleroi, in fare zone 1. Tirou is an open-air station located at street level (''Rue de l'écluse'') and offers same-platform bus transfer. The station's lateral platform are publicly accessible and serve as regular street sidewalks. The station and the nearby Tirou Boulevard are named after Joseph Tirou (1876–1952), a former Belgian politician and mayor of Charleroi. Nearby points of interest * ''Boulevard Joseph Tirou'', the main shopping district in the lower town of Charleroi. * ''Institut Notre-Dame'' school. * FOREM. Transfers TEC Charleroi bus lines 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 18, 25, 35, 37, 41, 42, 52, 71, 74, 86, E, E/ Charleroi Metro stations Railway s ... [...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] |
Janson (Charleroi Metro)
Janson is a Charleroi Metro station, located in downtown Charleroi, Belgium, in fare zone 1. It is an underground station featuring a central platform, with street access at both ends. Interior decoration, designed by architect Jean Yernaux, is themed around the Belgian comics characters from Dupuis Publishing, a well-known Belgian comics publishing company based in Marcinelle (part of the Charleroi municipality). Charleroi - station Janson - Les femmes en blanc - 01.jpg, Les Femmes en Blanc. Charleroi - station Janson - Jeannette Pointu - 01.jpg, Jeannette Pointu. Charleroi - station Janson - Les Daltons - 01.jpg, The Daltons. Charleroi - station Janson - Yoko Tsuno - 01.jpg, Yoko Tsuno. The station and the nearby ''Paul Janson Boulevard'' are named after Belgian politician Paul Janson. Nearby points of interest * ''CHU de Charleroi / Hôpital Civil'' hospital. * Stade du Pays de Charleroi (soccer stadium). * Chasseurs à pied ''Chasseur'' ( , ), a French ter ... [...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] |
Métro Léger De Charleroi - Ligne M3 - Traversée De Gosselies 01
Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urban area with high capacity and frequency * The public transport operator of city or metropolitan area * The transport authority of city or metropolitan area * The urban rail transit system of a city or metropolitan area Rail systems Africa * Algiers Metro in Algiers, Algeria * Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt Asia * Dubai Metro, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) * Kaohsiung Metro, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Lahore Metro, in Lahore, Pakistan * Manila Metro, in Manila, the Philippines * New Taipei Metro, in New Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Osaka Metro, in Osaka, Japan * Taichung Metro, in Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Taipei Metro, in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) * Taoyuan Metro, in Taoyuan, Taiw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
