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Tirou metro station

Coordinates: 50°24′22″N 4°26′44″E / 50.40611°N 4.44556°E / 50.40611; 4.44556
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Tirou
General information
LocationCharleroi
 Belgium
Coordinates50°24′22″N 4°26′44″E / 50.40611°N 4.44556°E / 50.40611; 4.44556
PlatformsLateral
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened27 February 2012
Services
Preceding station   Charleroi Metro   Following station
One-way operation
Template:Charleroi Metro lines
One-way operation
Template:Charleroi Metro lines
One-way operation
Template:Charleroi Metro lines

Tirou is a Charleroi Metro station, located in downtown Charleroi, in fare zone 1. Tirou is an open-air station located at street level (Rue de l'écluse) and offers same-platform bus transfer.

The station's lateral platform are publicly accessible and serve as regular street sidewalks.

The station and the nearby Tirou Boulevard are named after Joseph Tirou (1876–1952), a former Belgian politician and mayor of Charleroi.

Nearby points of interest

  • Boulevard Joseph Tirou, the main shopping district in the lower town of Charleroi.
  • Institut Notre-Dame school.
  • FOREM.

Transfers

TEC Charleroi bus lines 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 18, 25, 35, 37, 41, 42, 52, 71, 74, 86, E, E/