Gilly is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Gilly (part of the Charleroi municipality), in fare zone 2. Gilly is an underground station featuring a central platform
Until the opening of the Soleilmont extension on 27 February 2012, Gilly was the terminus of former lines 54 and 55.
Gilly station was opened on 28 August 1992, although it had been built in the eighties. It was refurbished in 2008 and reopened in its current version on 23 April 2008. One of the walls is adorned with coat of arms of other Gilly's in Europe, while the opposite wall features the lyrics of La p'tite gayole, a song in Walloon language written by Belgian artist Oscar Sabeau.
While trams drive on the right on most of the Charleroi Pre-metro network, they drive on the left on the Gilly line.
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.
The Métro Léger de Charleroi (abbreviated as MLC, previously known as the Charleroi Premetro, also locally referred to as the Métro Carolo or simply Le Métro in French; is a 33-kilometre light rail network in Belgium. The system consists of a loop line around central Charleroi and three branches towards the suburbs of Gilly, Anderlues and Gosselies. Another branch to Châtelet was partially built but never entered service.
Beaux-Arts is the largest station in the Charleroi Metro network, located in Charleroi downtown, in fare zone 1. Because of its situation on a slope, the station terminates on a viaduct at one end, and in a tunnel at the other end.
Dampremy is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Dampremy, in fare zone 1. The station is built as a semi-underground station, with underground tracks toward Piges and semi-underground tracks toward Providence.
Providence is a Charleroi Metro station, build on a viaduct and located in Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium, in fare zone 1. The station has only one entrance, equipped with escalators and stairs.
Moulin is a Charleroi Metro station, located on the border of Marchienne-au-Pont and Monceau-sur-Sambre, in fare zone 2. The station is built on a viaduct and features a central platform with escalator and stairs access at the western end, leading to two separate street accesses.
Waterloo is a Charleroi Metro station, located at the northern end of Charleroi downtown, in fare zone 1.
Samaritaine is a Charleroi Metro station, located in the northeastern end of Charleroi downtown, in fare zone 1. Samaritaine is an underground station featuring a central platform, with street access at both ends.
Gazomètre is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Gilly, in fare zone 2. Gazomètre is an underground station featuring a central platform, with street access at the eastern end only.
Soleilmont is a Charleroi Metro station located in Gilly, Belgium, opened on 27 February 2012 as part of the Soleilmont extension of the Gilly branch of the Charleroi Metro. The station, built at ground level, is the terminus of the Gilly branch and is an intermodal transport hub served by trams and buses and featuring a 200 spaces car park.
Sart-Culpart is a Charleroi Metro station located in Gilly, Belgium, opened on 27 February 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.
Marabout is a Charleroi Metro station located in Gilly, Belgium, opened on 27 February 2012 as part of the Soleilmont extension of the Gilly branch of the Charleroi Pre-metro. The station is entirely underground and features a central platform with street access at its western end. Decoration inside the station depicts old views of Charleroi.
Gilly is a municipality in Switzerland.
Tirou is a Charleroi Metro station, located in downtown Charleroi, in fare zone 1. Tirou is an open-air station located at street level and offers same-platform bus transfer.
Line M1 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from the Monument tram stop in Anderlues to the metro loop around central Charleroi, before heading back to Anderlues. Line M1 was created on 27 February 2012 to replace former lines 88 and 89 after completion of the loop around central Charleroi. Introduction of new line numbers in February 2012 coincided with the formal association of colors to line numbers. The official color for line M1 is red.
Line M2 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from the Monument tram stop in Anderlues to the metro loop around central Charleroi, before heading back to Anderlues. Line M2 was created on 27 February 2012 to replace former lines 88 and 89 after completion of the loop around central Charleroi. Introduction of new line numbers in February 2012 coincided with the formal association of colors to line numbers. The official color for line M2 is green.
Line 4 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Soleimont in Gilly to the loop around downtown Charleroi, before heading back to Soleilmont.
Line M3 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Gosselies to the loop around downtown Charleroi, before heading back to Gosselies.
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