Genk railway station

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Genk
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Genk railway station
General information
Location Genk, Limburg
Belgium
Coordinates 50°58′01″N5°29′47″E / 50.96694°N 5.49639°E / 50.96694; 5.49639
Owned by NMBS/SNCB
Operated by NMBS/SNCB
Line(s) 21D
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeFKG
History
Opened3 March 1874;150 years ago (1874-03-03)
Closed6 October 1941;83 years ago (1941-10-06)
Rebuilt26 May 1979;45 years ago (1979-05-26)
Passengers
20141,081 per day
Genk railway station
Location
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Location within Belgium
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Genk railway station (Dutch : Station Genk; French : Gare de Genk) [lower-alpha 1] 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]

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Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station SNCB logo.svg NMBS/SNCB Following station
Bokrijk
towards Blankenberge or Knokke
IC 03 Terminus

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References

Footnotes

  1. Officially Genk

Citations

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