Charleroi-South railway station

Charleroi-South
Railway Station
Location Square des martyrs du 18 août, Charleroi
Coordinates 50°24′17″N 4°26′19″E / 50.40472°N 4.43861°E / 50.40472; 4.43861Coordinates: 50°24′17″N 4°26′19″E / 50.40472°N 4.43861°E / 50.40472; 4.43861
Owned by National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s) 117, 118, 124, 130, 130A, 132, 130, 140
Platforms 12
History
Opened 1843 (1843)

Charleroi-South (French: Charleroi-Sud) is the main railway station serving Charleroi, Belgium. Charleroi-South is also the main TEC bus station in Charleroi, and a station of the Charleroi metro.

History

Charleroi-South railway station early 1900s.

The station was served by a daily Thalys high speed service to Paris between 1998 and 31 March 2015.[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station   NMBS/SNCB   Following station
Marchienne-au-Pont
IC 05
weekdays
Terminus
La Louvière-Sud
IC 19
Tamines
toward Namur
Berzée
toward Couvin
IC 24
weekdays
Terminus
Jamioulx
toward Couvin
IC 24
weekends
Terminus
Marchienne-au-Pont
toward Mons
IC 25
weekdays
Châtelet (B)
toward Liège-Palais
Marchienne-au-Pont
toward Mouscron
IC 25
weekends
Châtelet (B)
toward Liers
Marchienne-au-Pont
IC 27
weekdays
Terminus
Marchienne-au-Pont
IC 31
weekends
Terminus
Marchienne-au-Pont
toward Luttre
S 06
weekdays
Terminus
Marchienne-au-Pont
toward Manage
S 06
weekends
Terminus
Marchienne-au-Pont
toward Manage
SNCB-NMBS L 06A
weekends
Terminus
Marchienne-Zone
toward Erquelinnes
S 07Terminus
toward Ottignies
SNCB-NMBS L 14
Couillet
toward Jambes

In addition to the above services, additional peak time trains are scheduled on weekdays (mornings and end of afternoons).

Metro station

Sud
Tracks 2
Construction
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes
History
Opened 21 June 1976
Services
Preceding station   Charleroi Metro   Following station
One-way operation
Line M1
toward Anderlues
One-way operation
Line M2
toward Anderlues
One-way operation
Line M4
toward Soleilmont

The Charleroi-South pre-metro station, simply known as South (French: Sud) on network maps, was opened in 1976. Along with Vilette, Sud was the first station to enter service on the Charleroi pre-metro. Located at street level, Sud was a dead-end station until the opening of the last section of the central loop of the Charleroi metro, on February 27, 2012.

Bus station

The Charleroi-South bus station is the main TEC bus transfer point in Charleroi. An express bus line (line A) serves the Brussels South Charleroi Airport.

See also

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