Fontaine is a Charleroi Metro station, located in Fontaine-l'Évêque, in fare zone 7. It is an underground station featuring a central platform with street access at its western end.
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| Coordinates | 50°24′24″N 4°19′37″E / 50.40667°N 4.32694°E | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | Central | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 August 1992 | |||||||||||||
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The station has been refurbished in 2009-2010 and its current version was inaugurated on 16 June 2010.[1] The interior decoration, made of colored castle-like shapes on a white background, is a work of architect Ingrid Lange.
Nearby points of interest
editThe station is located in the center of Fontaine-l'Évêque.
Transfers
editTEC Charleroi bus lines 63 and 173.
References
edit- ^ M.C., "Une station complètement rénovée", L'Avenir, Charleroi, 17 June 2010.