Janson metro station
Janson is a Charleroi Metro station, located in downtown Charleroi, Belgium, in fare zone 1. It is an underground station featuring a central platform, with street access at both ends.
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| Coordinates | 50°24′47″N 4°27′07″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- The Daltons.
- Yoko Tsuno.
The station and the nearby Paul Janson Boulevard are named after Belgian politician Paul Janson.
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