Alken railway station

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Alken
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Alken railway station
General information
Location Alken, Limburg
Belgium
Coordinates 50°53′11″N5°17′31″E / 50.88639°N 5.29194°E / 50.88639; 5.29194
Owned by Infrabel
Operated by National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s) 21 (Landen-Hasselt)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeFAK
Website http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/3/alken.aspx
History
Opened8 December 1847;175 years ago (1847-12-08)
Passengers
2014499
Location
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Alken
Location within Belgium

Alken is a railway station in the municipality of Alken, Limburg, Belgium. The station opened on 8 December 1847 and is located on line 21. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

Contents

The first station building opened in 1847. The current building dates from 1903.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station SNCB logo.svg NMBS/SNCB Following station
Sint-Truiden
towards Blankenberge or Knokke
IC 03 Hasselt
towards Genk

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