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Métro Léger De Charleroi
The Métro Léger de Charleroi (, abbreviated as MLC) is a light rail network in Belgium. The system consists of a loop line around central Charleroi and three branches towards the suburbs of Gilly, Belgium, Gilly, Anderlues and Gosselies. Another branch to Châtelet, Belgium, Châtelet (historically, the third one) was partially built, never entered service, but will finally do so in 2027. The original plan was much more extensive with eight branches radiating from the central loop, by gradually upgrading the existing tram network with grade separation, grade separated sections. Full completion had to be abandoned due to high costs and low prospective ridership rates. As a result, a significant part of the network consists of tram infrastructure and is operated with high-floor trams. The system functions partly as a tram and partly as a rapid transit, metro and therefore can be characterised as semi-metro. The system was opened in seven phases ranging from 1976 to 2012, which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opérateur De Transport De Wallonie
Opérateur de transport de Wallonie (, ''Transport Operator of Wallonia'', OTW), formerly Société régionale wallonne du transport (, ''Walloon Regional Transport Company'', SRWT), is responsible for the supervision, strategic planning and marketing of a group of five regional public transport directorate branded as TEC or "Transport En Commun" (French for: ''Public Transport'') in Wallonia, Belgium. It is primarily a bus operator, but also operates the Charleroi light rail system and the light rail line in Liège. TEC sells the MOBIB smartcard branded "TEC it easy" and runs a chain of shops called Espace TEC. Most of TEC buses and trams in Charleroi are distinctively painted yellow and red. History TEC was founded in 1991 through the breakup of the former Belgian NMVB/SNCV into separate companies for Wallonia and Flanders. In 2019, ''Société régionale wallonne du Transport'' (SRWT) became ''Opérateur de transport de Wallonie'' (OTW). TEC directorate * TEC Walloon Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated Right-of-way (property access), right-of-way. The tramlines or tram networks operated as public transport are called tramways or simply trams/streetcars. Because of their close similarities, trams are commonly included in the wider term ''light rail'', which also includes systems separated from other traffic. Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than Main line (railway), main line and rapid transit trains. Most trams use electrical power, usually fed by a Pantograph (transport), pantograph sliding on an overhead line; older systems may use a trolley pole or a bow collector. In some cases, a contact shoe on a third rail is used. If necessary, they may have dual power systems—electricity in city stre ... [...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 lin ... [...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] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railway, electric railways, that unlike buses or trams operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between metro station, stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use rubber-tyred metro, guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi-West Railway Station
Charleroi-West railway station (; ) is a secondary railway station serving Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Hainaut, Belgium. It is one of two railway stations located in downtown Charleroi, the other one being the much larger Charleroi-Central railway station. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). Charleroi-West is also a station of the Charleroi Pre-metro, 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-Central railway station, Charleroi-South was opened (since renamed Charleroi-Central). The 6 km industrial line 260 links Charleroi-Ouest with the freight classification yard of Monceau-sur-Sambre. Because of its proximity to Charleroi-Central and the limited trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi-Central Railway Station
Charleroi-Central railway station (; ) is the main railway station serving Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). It was formerly called Charleroi-South railway station (; ) until December 2022. Charleroi-Central is also the main TEC bus station in Charleroi, and a station of the Charleroi Metro. 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 was 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. In 1852, the opened to connect Charleroi with its northern French network, via Erquelinnes. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
