Alken railway station

This article is about the railway station in Belgium. For the railway station in Denmark, see Alken railway station, Denmark.

Alken
Railway Station
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)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	FAK
Website	http://www.belgianrail.be/en/stations-and-train/search-a-station/3/alken.aspx
History
Opened	8 December 1847;177 years ago (1847-12-08)
Passengers
2014	499
Location 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).

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

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-03) Blankenberge - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk

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

External links

• Media related to Alken train station at Wikimedia Commons