Genk railway station

Genk
Railway Station
Genk railway station
Location	Genk, Limburg  Belgium
Coordinates	50°58′01″N 5°29′47″E / 50.96694°N 5.49639°E / 50.96694; 5.49639Coordinates: 50°58′01″N 5°29′47″E / 50.96694°N 5.49639°E / 50.96694; 5.49639
Owned by	Infrabel
Operated by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	FKG
History
Opened	3 March 1874; 147 years ago (1874-03-03) reopened 26 May 1979; 42 years ago (1979-05-26)
Closed	6 October 1941; 80 years ago (1941-10-06)
Passengers
2014	1081 per day

Genk is a railway station in the town of Genk, Limburg, Belgium. The station opened on 3 March 1874 and is located on line . The station was closed on 6 October 1941 and reopened on 26 May 1979. The train services are operated by National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS).

Train services[]

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-03) Blankeberge/Knokke - Bruges - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Hasselt - Genk

• These are complimented by a few peak-hour trains to Hasselt, and beyond to Brussels, departing in the early morning and returning in late afternoon.

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Belgium

References[]

External links[]

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