Sart-Culpart (Charleroi Metro)
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Sart-Culpart is a Charleroi Metro station located in Gilly
, Belgium
(part of the Charleroi
municipality), scheduled to open in the spring of 2012 as part of the Soleilmont
extension of the Gilly
branch of the Charleroi Pre-metro. The station is built at ground level and features a two lateral platforms.
The station is located in TEC Charleroi fare zone 2.
The original Sart-Culpart station structure was built in the 1980s as an underground station slightly to the West of the current location, but has never been put into service since then. The unfinished station has been vandalized through the years and it has been decided to rebuild it in the more urbanized and secure current location, as part of the 2009-2011 extension of the Gilly
branch of the network.
(the Sart-Culpart neighbourhood).
to Luttre
. It was located 700 metres (2,296.6 ft) northwest of the current pre-metro station.
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...
, 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...
(part of the 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...
municipality), scheduled to open in the spring of 2012 as part of the Soleilmont
Soleilmont (Charleroi Metro)
Soleilmont is a Charleroi Metro station located in Gilly, Belgium , scheduled to open in the spring of 2012 as part of the Soleilmont extension of the Gilly branch of the Charleroi Pre-metro...
extension of the Gilly
Gilly (Charleroi Metro)
Gilly is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Gilly , in fare zone 2. Gilly is an underground station featuring a central platform, which serves as the current terminus of pre-metro lines 54 and 55....
branch of the Charleroi Pre-metro. The station is built at ground level and features a two lateral platforms.
The station is located in TEC Charleroi fare zone 2.
The original Sart-Culpart station structure was built in the 1980s as an underground station slightly to the West of the current location, but has never been put into service since then. The unfinished station has been vandalized through the years and it has been decided to rebuild it in the more urbanized and secure current location, as part of the 2009-2011 extension of the Gilly
Gilly (Charleroi Metro)
Gilly is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Gilly , in fare zone 2. Gilly is an underground station featuring a central platform, which serves as the current terminus of pre-metro lines 54 and 55....
branch of the network.
Nearby points of interest
The station is located in a residential area of GillyGilly, 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...
(the Sart-Culpart neighbourhood).
Gilly-Sart-Culpart railway station
Gilly-Sart-Culpart railway station was a former station (1879–1953) on the now dismantled Belgian railway line 119 linking ChâteletChâtelet, Belgium
Châtelet is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, on the river Sambre. As of January 1, 2006, Châtelet had a total population of 35,621. The total area of the municipality is 27.03 km² which gives a population density of 1,318 inhabitants per km². It is composed of...
to Luttre
Luttre
Luttre is a small village in Wallonia, Belgium, about 50 km south of Brussels along the Charleroi-Brussels Canal, railway line and motorway. Its name means crystal clear water...
. It was located 700 metres (2,296.6 ft) northwest of the current pre-metro station.