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Parc metro station (Charleroi)

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Metro station in Charleroi, Belgium
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ParcCharleroi Metro
General information
Coordinates50°24′34″N 4°26′55″E / 50.40944°N 4.44861°E / 50.40944; 4.44861
PlatformsCentral
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
History
Opened30 August 1996
Services
Preceding station Charleroi Metro Following station
TirouOne-way operation M1 Jansontowards Monument
Tiroutowards Monument M2 JansonOne-way operation
Tiroutowards Faubourg de Bruxelles M3
TirouOne-way operation M4 Jansontowards Soleilmont

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

Transfers

TEC Charleroi bus lines 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 15, 18, 25, 35, 37, 52, 71, 74, 86, 154, 158, 710, 722, E, City-Bus.

Photos

  • South entrance of the station, with the park on the left. South entrance of the station, with the park on the left.
  • The short tunnel section south of the station where trams park before departure. The short tunnel section south of the station where trams park before departure.
  • Lucky Luke and other characters from the humorous comics series. Lucky Luke and other characters from the humorous comics series.
Charleroi Metro lines and stations
M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
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