Gilly (Charleroi Metro)
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Gilly is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Gilly
(part of the Charleroi
municipality), in fare zone 2. Gilly is an underground station featuring a central platform, which serves as the current terminus of pre-metro lines 54 and 55.
Gilly station was opened on 28 August 1992, although it had been built in the eighties. It was refurbished in 2008 and reopened in its current version on 23 April 2008. One of the walls is adorned with coat of arms of other Gillys in Europe, while the opposite wall features the lyrics of El pétite gayole, a song in Walloon language written by Belgian artist Julos Beaucarne.
While trams drive on the right on most of the Charleroi Pre-metro network, they drive on the left on the Gilly
line.
Works are in progress to extend the Gilly line of the Charleroi Pre-metro with 3 more stations to Soleilmont. When the extension opens, Gilly will no longer be a terminus station.
Gilly, Belgium
Gilly is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977. It houses the base of Fédération des Patros, a youth organisation...
(part of the Charleroi
Charleroi
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...
municipality), in fare zone 2. Gilly is an underground station featuring a central platform, which serves as the current terminus of pre-metro lines 54 and 55.
Gilly station was opened on 28 August 1992, although it had been built in the eighties. It was refurbished in 2008 and reopened in its current version on 23 April 2008. One of the walls is adorned with coat of arms of other Gillys in Europe, while the opposite wall features the lyrics of El pétite gayole, a song in Walloon language written by Belgian artist Julos Beaucarne.
While trams drive on the right on most of the Charleroi Pre-metro network, they drive on the left on the Gilly
Gilly, Belgium
Gilly is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977. It houses the base of Fédération des Patros, a youth organisation...
line.
Works are in progress to extend the Gilly line of the Charleroi Pre-metro with 3 more stations to Soleilmont. When the extension opens, Gilly will no longer be a terminus station.
Nearby points of interest
- Gilly city hall.
- Gilly municipal swimming pool.
- Athénée Royal de Gilly (school).