Genk railway station

Railway station in Limburg, Belgium

50°58′01″N 5°29′47″E / 50.96694°N 5.49639°E / 50.96694; 5.49639Owned byNMBS/SNCBOperated byNMBS/SNCBLine(s)21DPlatforms3Other informationStation codeFKGHistoryOpened3 March 1874; 150 years ago (1874-03-03)Closed6 October 1941; 82 years ago (1941-10-06)Rebuilt26 May 1979; 45 years ago (1979-05-26)Passengers20141,081 per day Map
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Genk railway station (Dutch: Station Genk, French: Gare de Genk)[a] is a railway station in Genk, Limburg, Belgium. The station opened on 3 March 1874 and is located on railway line 21D. The station was closed on 6 October 1941 and reopened on 26 May 1979. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).[1]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-03) Blankeberge/Knokke - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Bokrijk
towards Blankenberge or Knokke
 IC 03 Terminus
  • These are complemented by a few peak-hour trains to Hasselt, and beyond to Brussels, departing in the early morning and returning in late afternoon.

See also

  • flagBelgium portal

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Officially Genk

Citations

  1. ^ "GENK". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Genk train station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Genk railway station at Belgian Railways website