Parc metro station (Charleroi)

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.

Parc
Charleroi Metro
General information
Coordinates50°24′34″N 4°26′55″E
PlatformsCentral
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
History
Opened30 August 1996
Services
Preceding station Charleroi Metro Following station
Tirou
One-way operation
 M1 Janson
towards Monument
Tirou
towards Monument
 M2 Janson
One-way operation
Tirou
towards Faubourg de Bruxelles
 M3
Tirou
One-way operation
 M4 Janson
towards Soleilmont

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 municipal park (French: Parc Reine Astrid).
  • Charleroi courthouse.
  • Schools : Collège du Sacré-Coeur and Athénée Royal Vauban.

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.
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