Piges (Charleroi Metro)

Piges
Coordinates	50°24′55″N 4°26′14″E / 50.41528°N 4.43722°E / 50.41528; 4.43722Coordinates: 50°24′55″N 4°26′14″E / 50.41528°N 4.43722°E / 50.41528; 4.43722
Platforms	Central
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	No
History
Opened	30 June 1980
Services
Preceding station   Charleroi Metro   Following station Beaux-Arts One-way operation Line M1 Dampremy toward Anderlues Ouest toward Sud Line M1 Beaux-Arts toward Sud Line M2

Piges is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Dampremy (part of the Charleroi municipality), in fare zone 1. The station is built on a viaduct and is accessed through escalators and stairs from a street entrance located on Chaussée de Bruxelles (Brussels Road).

Although the station is built on a viaduct, tracks enter a tunnel at its western end, as they pass under a spoil tip (Terril des Piges) toward Dampremy.

A tram line to Gosselies starts at the station. Works are in progress to open it to commercial passenger service.

Station surroundings are sparsely populated (lower part of the Chaussée de Bruxelles) and do not feature important points of interest, which explains the low passenger flow through the station.

TEC Charleroi bus lines 41, 42, 60, 61, 63, 67, 85, 365a, Midi-Docherie.

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