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3 unusual facts about Charleroi Metro


Charleroi Metro

This branch runs on the street as a normal tram after Pétria station, following a line of the old Vicinal network.

Prior to that date, several trams were still wearing the old SNCV livery with an orange bottom and beige top separated by a blue line (wearing a 4 digit number starting with 61).

The Jumet to Gosselies section is new, although it is built on the site of former SNCV tramway lines.


Charleroi Metro line 4

Line 4 is a line of the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Soleimont in Gilly (northeast of Charleroi) to the loop around downtown Charleroi, before heading back to Soleilmont.

Charleroi Metro line 54

Line 54 was a line on the Charleroi Metro in Belgium operated by TEC Charleroi, running from Charleroi-South railway station in downtown Charleroi to Gilly (part of the municipality of Charleroi), via the western part of the downtown loop.

Charleroi Metro line 89

The line 90 which used the Charleroi Metro infrastructure was an hybrid between this historical line (between Charleroi and Binche) and SNCV line 36 (between Binche and La Louvière).


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