Janson (Charleroi Metro)

Janson
Coordinates	50°24′47″N 4°27′07″E / 50.41306°N 4.45194°E / 50.41306; 4.45194Coordinates: 50°24′47″N 4°27′07″E / 50.41306°N 4.45194°E / 50.41306; 4.45194
Platforms	Central
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	No
History
Opened	30 August 1996
Services
Preceding station   Charleroi Metro   Following station Parc One-way operation Line M1 Waterloo toward Anderlues Waterloo One-way operation Line M2 Parc toward Anderlues Parc One-way operation Line M4 Waterloo toward Soleilmont

Janson is a Charleroi Metro station, located in downtown Charleroi, in fare zone 1. It is an underground station featuring a central platform, with street access at both ends.

Interior decoration, designed by architect Jean Yernaux, is themed around the Belgian comics characters from Dupuis Publishing, a well-known Belgian comics publishing company based in Marcinelle (part of the Charleroi municipality).

The station and the nearby Paul Janson Boulevard are named after Belgian politician Paul Janson.

Nearby points of interest

• CHU de Charleroi / Hôpital Civil hospital.
• Stade du Pays de Charleroi (soccer stadium).
• Chasseurs à pied museum, in the Trésignies barrack.

Transfers

TEC Charleroi bus lines 52, 71, 74, 86, 154, 158, E, City-Bus.