In the the mid-1980s, the city of Charleroi started building a metro line. But with half the stations already completed, and the track and signals already in place, construction suddenly stopped. The line never opened. What happened? And how much of it is still there? I travelled to southern Belgium to find out...

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IMAGE CREDITS
Charleroi 1960s Metro Plan by Nico Brussels and Dirk Hillbrecht - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Belgian Parliament Building by Oakenchips - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Waffle Iron by James Starmer - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Amsterdam Metro Map by Alargule - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Rome Metro Map by Junge30 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Charleroi Airport by Fernandopascullo - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...