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.

Tirou
Charleroi Metro
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
Sud
One-way operation
M1 Parc
towards Monument
Sud
towards Monument
M2 Parc
One-way operation
Sud M3
Sud
One-way operation
M4 Parc
towards Soleilmont

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

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Transfers

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

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