Parc metro station (Charleroi)

Parc
General information
Coordinates	50°24′34″N 4°26′55″E
Platforms	Central
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
History
Opened	30 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

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.

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

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  South entrance of the station, with the park on the left.
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  The short tunnel section south of the station where trams park before departure.
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  Lucky Luke and other characters from the humorous comics series.