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The following is the list of the 49 stations (25 premetro stations, and 24 tram stops) of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium, and includes all stations in the Charleroi area network, as well as tram stops that are also served by premetro lines. It also includes 4 unopened stations on the unfinished line to Châtelet that will be renewed and extended.
The "central loop" of the Charleroi Metro is grade separated (except in the vicinity of Tirou) and thus is the portion of the network that effectively operates as an almost fully metro-standards rapid transit system. There are 9 stations on the central loop, and these are served by all four Charleroi Metro lines:
Name | Type | Character | Lines | Opened | Municipality | Coords |
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Sud | tram | Surface | M1 M2 M3 M4 | October 1973 | Charleroi | 50°24′17″N4°26′19″E / 50.40472°N 4.43861°E |
Villette | metro | Viaduct | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 21 July 1976 | Charleroi | 50°24′23″N4°26′6″E / 50.40639°N 4.43500°E |
Ouest | metro | Underground | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 30 June 1980 | Charleroi | 50°24′38″N4°26′11″E / 50.41056°N 4.43639°E |
Beaux-Arts | metro | Underground | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 24 or 29 May 1983 | Charleroi | 50°24′53″N4°26′35″E / 50.41472°N 4.44306°E |
Waterloo | metro | Underground | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 28 August 1992 | Charleroi | 50°25′02″N4°27′02″E / 50.4172°N 4.45062°E |
Janson | metro | Underground | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 30 August 1996 | Charleroi | 50°24′47″N4°27′07″E / 50.41306°N 4.45194°E |
Parc | metro | Underground | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 30 August 1996 | Charleroi | 50°24′34″N4°26′55″E / 50.40944°N 4.44861°E |
Tirou | Tram | Surface | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 27 February 2012 | Charleroi | 50°24′22″N4°26′44″E / 50.40611°N 4.44556°E |
Sambre | Tram | Surface | M1 M2 M3 M4 | 3 January 2023 [1] | Charleroi | 50°24′19″N4°26′31″E / 50.40528°N 4.44194°E |
The following 10 stations (including one station that also serves the M3 line) and 6 tram stops are found on the M1 and M2 lines of the Charleroi Metro:
The following 18 tram stops and the Piges premetro station which is also served by the M1 and M2 lines are found on just the M3 line:
Name | Type | Character | Lines | Opened | Municipality | Coords |
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Piges | metro | Viaduct | M1 M2 M3 | 30 June 1980 | Dampremy (Charleroi) | 50°24′55″N4°26′14″E / 50.41528°N 4.43722°E |
Sacré Madame | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Dampremy (Charleroi) | 50°25′05″N4°26′19″E / 50.41806°N 4.43861°E |
La Planche | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Dampremy (Charleroi) | 50°25′20″N4°26′25″E / 50.42222°N 4.44028°E |
Deschassis | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Lodelinsart (Charleroi) | 50°25′38″N4°26′26″E / 50.42722°N 4.44056°E |
Marie Curie | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Lodelinsart (Charleroi) | 50°25′51″N4°26′27″E / 50.43083°N 4.44083°E |
Saint Antoine | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Jumet (Charleroi) | 50°26′08″N4°26′26″E / 50.43556°N 4.44056°E |
Puissant | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Jumet (Charleroi) | 50°26′24″N4°26′18″E / 50.44000°N 4.43833°E |
Chaussée de Gilly | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Jumet (Charleroi) | 50°26′36″N4°26′13″E / 50.44333°N 4.43694°E |
Rue Berteau | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Jumet (Charleroi) | 50°26′48″N4°26′08″E / 50.44667°N 4.43556°E |
Madeleine | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Jumet (Charleroi) | 50°27′08″N4°25′59″E / 50.45222°N 4.43306°E |
Carrosse | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°27′33″N4°25′49″E / 50.45917°N 4.43028°E |
Léopold ↓ | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°27′55″N4°25′54″E / 50.46528°N 4.43167°E |
Calvaire ↓ | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°28′07″N4°25′56″E / 50.46861°N 4.43222°E |
Bruyerre ↓ | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°28′24″N4°26′08″E / 50.47333°N 4.43556°E |
Chaussée de Fleurus ↑ | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°27′50″N4°26′12″E / 50.46389°N 4.43667°E |
City Nord ↑ | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°28′05″N4°26′18″E / 50.46806°N 4.43833°E |
Emailleries ↑ | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°28′16″N4°26′19″E / 50.47111°N 4.43861°E |
Rue du Chemin de Fer ↑ | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°28′22″N4°26′20″E / 50.47278°N 4.43889°E |
Faubourg de Bruxelles | Tram | Surface | M3 | 22 June 2013 | Gosselies (Charleroi) | 50°28′37″N4°26′24″E / 50.47694°N 4.44000°E |
The following 6 stations are found on the M4 line of the Charleroi Metro:
Name | Type | Character | Lines | Opened | Municipality | Coords |
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Samaritaine | metro | Underground | M4 | 28 August 1992 | Charleroi | 50°25′12″N4°27′41″E / 50.42000°N 4.46139°E |
Gazomètre | metro | Underground | M4 | 28 August 1992 | Gilly (Charleroi) | 50°25′19″N4°28′26″E / 50.42194°N 4.47389°E |
Gilly | metro | Underground | M4 | 28 August 1992 | Gilly (Charleroi) | 50°25′25″N4°28′45″E / 50.42361°N 4.47917°E |
Marabout | metro | Underground | M4 | 27 February 2012 | Gilly (Charleroi) | 50°25′37″N4°29′14″E / 50.42694°N 4.48722°E |
Sart-Culpart | metro | Surface | M4 | 27 February 2012 | Gilly (Charleroi) | 50°25′45″N4°29′43″E / 50.42917°N 4.49528°E |
Soleilmont | metro | Surface | M4 | 27 February 2012 | Gilly (Charleroi) | 50°25′49″N4°30′10″E / 50.43028°N 4.50278°E |
The following 4 stations are found on the unfinished line to Châtelet. These out-of-service stations were completed in late 1980s but never opened for service. There were 4 more stations planned (construction of some of them started but did not finish) but the line has been abandoned, and the surface building of the Centennaire station was demolished in 2010s (while the underground structure still remains intact). In early 2021 a decision was made to finish and open the line (see Métro Léger de Charleroi § Châtelet line: Line M5 branch for more details).
Name | Type | Character | Lines | Opened | Municipality | Coords |
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Neuville | metro | Viaduct | M5 | — | Montignies-sur-Sambre (Charleroi) | 50°24′53″N4°27′32″E / 50.41468622399911°N 4.458794129598287°E |
Chet | metro | Viaduct | M5 | — | Montignies-sur-Sambre (Charleroi) | 50°24′37″N4°27′52″E / 50.41032°N 4.46456°E |
Pensée | metro | Surface | M5 | — | Montignies-sur-Sambre (Charleroi) | 50°24′23″N4°28′07″E / 50.40632°N 4.4685°E |
Centenaire | metro | Underground | M5 | — | Montignies-sur-Sambre (Charleroi) | 50°24′11″N4°28′46″E / 50.40307°N 4.47933°E |
Champeau | metro | Surface (No Track) | M5 | — | Montignies-sur-Sambre (Charleroi) | 50°24'11.4"N 4°29'16.3"E |
Léopold | metro | Surface (No Track) | M5 | — | Montignies-sur-Sambre (Charleroi) | 50°24'26.7"N 4°29'34.1"E |
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