
Charleroi Metro line 55
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Line 55 is a line on the Charleroi Metro in Belgium
operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Parc station in downtown Charleroi
to Gilly
(part of the municipality of Charleroi), via the eastern part of the downtown loop.
Line 55 was inaugurated on 30 August 1996, together with the Waterloo-Parc section of the downtown loop. It has a length of 3.45 kilometres (2.1 mi), all on pre-metro infrastructure, and includes 6 stations.
Trams drive on the right between Parc and Waterloo, then on the left between Samaritaine and Gilly.
Trams on line 55 run from 05:00 until 20:00.
Belgium
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operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Parc station 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, 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...
(part of the municipality of Charleroi), via the eastern part of the downtown loop.
Line 55 was inaugurated on 30 August 1996, together with the Waterloo-Parc section of the downtown loop. It has a length of 3.45 kilometres (2.1 mi), all on pre-metro infrastructure, and includes 6 stations.
Trams drive on the right between Parc and Waterloo, then on the left between Samaritaine and Gilly.
Trams on line 55 run from 05:00 until 20:00.
- Every 10 minutes (15 minutes between 05:00 and 06:00, and 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
- Parc
- Janson
- Waterloo
- Samaritaine
- Gazomètre
- Gilly