Charleroi Metro line 1

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Charleroi Metro line 1
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Monument Route de la Station Jonction Depot Route de Thuin Surchiste Coron du Berger Pétria Fontaine Paradis Leernes Morgnies Moulin De Cartier Providence Dampremy To Goselles Piges Ouest Villette Sud Beaux-Arts Tirou Parc Janson Waterloo To Châtelet To Soleilmont
thin line indicates single track section

Line M1 is a line of the

after completion of the loop around central Charleroi. Introduction of new line numbers (M1, M2, M3 and M4) in February 2012 coincided with the formal association of colors to line numbers. The official color for line M1 is red.

Line M1 is identical to Line M2 except that it runs along the downtown loop in a counter-clockwise direction.

Operations

Line M1 has a length of 32.12 kilometres (19.96 mi) (including the return portion to Anderlues), of which 6.98 kilometres (4.34 mi) are on a standard tram line on the street (in Anderlues) and the remainder on premetro infrastructure. It has 28 premetro stations (18 distinct) and 12 tram stops (6 distinct). Lines M1 and M2 are the longest lines of the Charleroi Metro network.

Trams drive on the right on the entire line, but the regular tram section of the line in

.

Officially, the Monument tram stop in Anderlues constitutes the terminus of the line in both directions, however, station and train signage in the eastern direction (towards Charleroi) mentions

.

The journey duration from Monument to Sud is 32 minutes, which is identical to the duration from Sud to Monument although the itinerary is different depending on the direction.

Period	First departure from Anderlues	First departure from Sud	Last departure from Sud	Last arrival in Anderlues	Interval between trains
Monday to Friday from January to June and from September to December	04:47	05:17	20:10	20:46	30 minutes
Monday to Friday in July and August	04:47	05:17	20:10	20:46	60 minutes 30 minutes during morning/afternoon peak times
Saturday	04:47	05:17	19:47	20:23	60 minutes
Sunday and public holidays	06:44	07:17	19:47	20:23	60 minutes

Replacement night bus service

A replacement bus service, similarly numbered M1ab on timetables (with "ab" standing for "autobus"), which also functions as the night bus line covering the M2 line route as well, operates with roughly the same itinerary, from 20:00 to 22:00 (3 departures in each direction on weekdays, 2 on week-ends, school and public holidays).

List of stations

Tram stops

The following tram stops are found in Anderlues on the western portion of the line:

• Monument
• Route de la station
• Jonction
• Route de Thuin
• Surchiste
• Coron du Berger

Premetro stations

The following stations are found on the premetro portion of the system in the vicinity of Charleroi:

• Pétria
• Fontaine
• Paradis
• Leernes
• Morgnies
• Moulin
• De Cartier
• Providence
• Dampremy

The following stations are found on the full metro portion of the system in central Charleroi:

• Piges
• Ouest
• Villette
• Sud
• Sambre
• Tirou
• Parc
• Janson
• Waterloo
• Beaux-Arts