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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.

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Janson
General information
Coordinates	50°24′47″N 4°27′07″E
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 M1 Waterloo towards Monument Parc towards Monument M2 Waterloo One-way operation Parc towards Faubourg de Bruxelles M3 Parc One-way operation M4 Waterloo towards Soleilmont

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).

• 
  Les Femmes en Blanc.
• 
  Jeannette Pointu.
• 
  The Daltons.
• 
  Yoko Tsuno.

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.

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