Line 54 is a line on the Charleroi Metro in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Charleroi-South railway station

Charleroi-South railway station

The Charleroi-South pre-metro station, simply known as South on network maps, was opened in 1976. Along with Vilette, Sud was the first station to enter service on the Charleroi pre-metro...

 in downtown Charleroi

Charleroi

Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...

 to Gilly

Gilly

Gilly is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Gilly is first mentioned in 1179 as de iusliaco. In 1278 it was mentioned as Gillie.-Geography:...

 (part of the municipality of Charleroi), via the western part of the downtown loop.

Line 54 was inaugurated on 28 August 1992 and was the first to use the Gilly

Gilly, Belgium

Gilly is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977. It houses the base of Fédération des Patros, a youth organisation...

 branch of the Charleroi premetro

Premetro

A premetro is a tramway or light railway which includes segments built to rapid transit standards, usually as part of a process of conversion to a metro railway, mainly by the construction of tunnels in the central city area...

 network when it opened in 1992. It remained the sole line to operate on that branch until the opening of line 55

Charleroi Metro line 55

Line 55 is a line on the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Parc station in downtown Charleroi to Gilly , via the eastern part of the downtown loop....

 in 1996.

Line 54 has a length of 5.38 kilometres (3.3 mi), all on pre-metro infrastructure, and includes 8 stations. Trams drive on the right between Sud

Charleroi-South railway station

The Charleroi-South pre-metro station, simply known as South on network maps, was opened in 1976. Along with Vilette, Sud was the first station to enter service on the Charleroi pre-metro...

 and Waterloo, then on the left between Samaritaine and Gilly. Some line 54 services are operated by 2 trams coupled together.

Trams on line 54 run from 05:00 until 20:00.

• 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.

List of stations

• Sud
  Charleroi-South railway station
  The Charleroi-South pre-metro station, simply known as South on network maps, was opened in 1976. Along with Vilette, Sud was the first station to enter service on the Charleroi pre-metro...
  
  
• Villette
• Ouest
  Charleroi-West railway station
  West is a Charleroi Metro station, located at the western end of Charleroi downtown, in fare zone 1. The station is accessible through three distinct street entrances leading to a mezzanine, giving access to the central platform via escalators....
  
  
• Beaux-Arts
• Waterloo
• Samaritaine
• Gazomètre
• Gilly