Soleilmont (Charleroi Metro)
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Soleilmont 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, built at ground level, is the terminus of the Gilly branch and will be an intermodal transport hub served by trams and buses and featuring a 200 spaces car park.
The station is located in TEC Charleroi fare zone 2.
As the terminus of the Gilly branch of the network, the station features a loop track allowing trams to make a U-turn to start their journey back to Charleroi
.
(the Soleilmont neighbourhood).
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 extension of the Gilly branch of the Charleroi Pre-metro. The station, built at ground level, is the terminus of the Gilly branch and will be an intermodal transport hub served by trams and buses and featuring a 200 spaces car park.
The station is located in TEC Charleroi fare zone 2.
As the terminus of the Gilly branch of the network, the station features a loop track allowing trams to make a U-turn to start their journey back to 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...
.
Nearby points of interest
The station is located in a mixed residential/commercial 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 Soleilmont neighbourhood).