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 first railway connection to Charleroi is inaugurated in 1843, when the Belgian state railway company (Compagnie de l'État Belge) opens an indirect line from Brussels to Charleroi (via Braine-le-Comte), continuing to Namur.
  • 1848: opening of a line by the Compagnie de l'Entre Sambre et Meuse to Walcourt and Morialmé, to support local extractive industries.
  • 1852: opening of a line by the Compagnie du Nord Belge to connect Charleroi with its Northern French network, via Erquelinnes.
  • 1855: opening of a line by the Compagnie du Grand Central Belge to Ottignies.
  • 1874: opening of the current more direct line to Brussels, via Nivelles. The current station building is inaugurated the same year.
  • 1949: the line to Brussels is electrified, making the second railway line in Belgium to be electrified after the Brussels to Antwerp line in 1935.
  • June 2011: after seven years of work, the renovated station is inaugurated. Renovation includes the exterior of the 1874 building, the interior (including a new shopping gallery), tunnels, as well as the square in front of the station.[1]

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:

  • Intercity services (IC-05) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-19) Lille - Tournai - Saint-Ghislain - Mons - Charleroi - Namur
  • Intercity services (IC-24) Charleroi - Walcourt - Mariembourg - Couvin
  • Intercity services (IC-25) Mons - Charleroi - Namur - Huy - Liege (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-25) Mouscron - Tournai - Saint-Ghislain - Mons - Charleroi - Namur - Huy - Liege - Liers (weekends)
  • Intercity services (IC-27) Brussels Airport - Brussels-Luxembourg - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Intercity services (IC-31) Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels - Nivelles - Charleroi (weekends)
  • Local services (L-06) Luttre - Manage - La Louvière - Charleroi (weekdays)
  • Local services (L-06) Manage - La Louvière - Charleroi (weekends)
  • Local services (L-06A) Manage - Luttre - Charleroi (weekends)
  • Local services (L-07) Erquelinnes - Lobbes - Charleroi
  • Local services (L-14) Ottignies - Fleurus - Charleroi - Tamines - Namur - Jambes
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
L 06
weekdays
Terminus
Marchienne-au-Pont
toward Manage
L 06
weekends
Terminus
Marchienne-au-Pont
toward Manage
L 06A
weekends
Terminus
Marchienne-Zone
toward Erquelinnes
L 07Terminus
toward Ottignies
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

References

  1. ↑ Didier Albin, "La nouvelle gare de Charleroi sera inaugurée ce week-end", Le Soir, Brussels, 23 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Article about final Thalys to Ostend
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