Marabout (Charleroi Pre-metro station)

Marabout
Station statistics
Coordinates	50°25′37″N 4°29′14″E / 50.42694°N 4.48722°E / 50.42694; 4.48722Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 4°29′14″E / 50.42694°N 4.48722°E / 50.42694; 4.48722
Levels	1
Platforms	Central
Tracks	2
Parking	No
Other information
Opened	Spring 2012

Marabout is a Charleroi Pre-metro station located in Gilly, Belgium (part of the Charleroi municipality), scheduled to open in the spring of 2012^[1] 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.

The station is located in TEC Charleroi fare zone 2.

The main station structure was built in the 1980s, but has never been put into service since then.^[2]

Nearby points of interest

The station is located in a residential area of Gilly (the Louvy neighbourhood).

Transfers

There are no direct train or bus transfers at the station. There is a TEC Charleroi bus stop, named Marabout and served by lines 11, 12 and 12b in the vicinity, but its location involves a 500-metre (1,600 ft) walk to the station.

See also

• List of Charleroi Pre-metro stations
• Charleroi Pre-metro
• Charleroi

References

1. ^ Report de la mise en service de la Boucle Centrale et de l'antenne de Gilly-Soleilmont, Official TEC Charleroi statement, 31 October 2011.
2. ^ Le chantier carolo du siècle, page 9 : La renaissance de l'antenne gillicienne, La nouvelle gazette, 15 September 2009.