Soleilmont (Charleroi Metro)

Soleilmont
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Parking Yes
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Opened Spring 2012

Soleilmont is a Charleroi Metro station located in Gilly, Belgium (part of the Charleroi municipality), scheduled to open in the spring of 2012[1] 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.[2]

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.

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Nearby points of interest

The station is located in a mixed residential/commercial area of Gilly (the Soleilmont neighbourhood).

Transfers

TEC Charleroi bus lines 7b, 10, 17, 17dim, 710 and 722.

See also

References

  1. ^ Report de la mise en service de la Boucle Centrale et de l'antenne de Gilly-Soleilmont, Official TEC Charleroi statement, 31 October 2011.
  2. ^ Station de Soleilmont, TEC Charleroi, 2008.
Line 54
Sud • Villette • Ouest • Beaux-Arts • Waterloo • Samaritaine • Gazomètre • Gilly
Line 55
Parc • Janson • Waterloo • Samaritaine • Gazomètre • Gilly
Line 84
Pétria • Fontaine • Paradis • Leernes • Morgnies • Moulin • De Cartier • Providence • Dampremy • Piges • Beaux-Arts • Waterloo • Samaritaine • Gazomètre • Gilly
Line 88
Parc • Janson • Waterloo • Beaux-Arts • Piges • Dampremy • Providence • De Cartier • Moulin • Morgnies • Leernes • Paradis • Fontaine • Pétria • Coron du berger • Surchiste • Route de Thuin • Jonction • Route de la station • Monument
Line 89
Sud • Villette • Ouest • Beaux-Arts • Piges • Dampremy • Providence • De Cartier • Moulin • Morgnies • Leernes • Paradis • Fontaine • Pétria • Coron du berger • Surchiste • Route de Thuin • Jonction • Route de la station • Monument
Future
Gilly branch extension : Marabout • Sart-Culpart • Soleilmont - Downtown loop : Tirou