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Tirou is a Charleroi Metro station, located in downtown Charleroi, in fare zone 1. Tirou is an open-air station located at street level (Rue de l'écluse) and offers same-platform bus transfer.

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Tirou
General information
Location	Charleroi  Belgium
Coordinates	50°24′22″N 4°26′44″E
Platforms	Lateral
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	27 February 2012
Services
Preceding station Charleroi Metro Following station Sud One-way operation M1 Parc towards Monument Sud towards Monument M2 Parc One-way operation Sud towards Faubourg de Bruxelles M3 Sud One-way operation M4 Parc towards Soleilmont

The station's lateral platform are publicly accessible and serve as regular street sidewalks.

The station and the nearby Tirou Boulevard are named after Joseph Tirou (1876–1952), a former Belgian politician and mayor of Charleroi.

Nearby points of interest

• Boulevard Joseph Tirou, the main shopping district in the lower town of Charleroi.
• Institut Notre-Dame school.
• FOREM.

Transfers

TEC Charleroi bus lines 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 18, 25, 35, 37, 41, 42, 52, 71, 74, 86, E, E/

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