page_title: Charleroi Metro
section_title: Expansion plans
hierarchical_section_title: Charleroi Metro / History / Expansion plans
caption_attribution_description: Crossover between Waterloo and Neuville stations, between teh N90/R9 highway. This section has never been used. Shot on 2009-09-19 on a tour of Charleroi's subway, kindly hosted by TEC-Charleroi. Camera location 50°&#160;24′&#160;58.77″&#160;N, 4°&#160;27′&#160;17.65″&#160;E View this and other nearby images on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap(Info)
context_page_description: Charleroi Metro is a 33-kilometre light rail network in Belgium, consisting of a loop line around central Charleroi and three branches towards the suburbs of Gilly, Anderlues and Gosselies. Another branch to Châtelet was partially built but never entered service.
  The current system was opened in seven phases ranging from 1976 to 2012, which included 28 stations, of which 24 were in service as of 2012 along with 6 regular tram stops in Anderlues. On 22 June 2013, 18 more stations were added to the metro system when line M3 to Gosselies went into service.
  The original plans for the network were much more extensive with 8 branches radiating from the central loop, but had to be abandoned due to high costs and low prospective ridership rates.
caption: Unused section between Waterloo and Neuville stations, showing crossover
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