Kortrijk railway station

Kortrijk
Railway Station
File:Station Kortrijk.jpg
Location	Stationsplein, Kortrijk
Coordinates
Owned by	National Railway Company of Belgium
Platforms	8
Other information
Station code	KORT
History
Opened	22 September 1839

Kortrijk railway station is the main railway station in the Belgian city of Kortrijk and one of the busiest railway stations in Belgium. Its NMBS/SNCB internal code is LK. The station was first inaugurated on 22 September 1839.

The following railway lines converge in this railway station: line 66 (Bruges - Kortrijk) and line 75 (Ghent - Moeskroen). Previously, there was also line 83 (Kortrijk - Ronse). Railway lines 69 (Kortrijk - Ieper - Poperinge) and 89 (Denderleeuw - Kortrijk) begin just outside the railway station.

With around 10,000 passengers per day, Kortrijk main station is the 15th busiest railway station in Belgium, and the 2nd busiest in the province of West-Flanders.

Several national Intercity-trains, Interregio-trains and local trains stop in this railway station, but there are also international trains like the Intercity-train to Gare de Lille Flandres, Lille in France.

History

The first railway line, connecting Kortrijk to Ghent, was inaugurated on 22 September 1838 by King Leopold I and Queen Louisa-Maria. The first railway station on this site was inaugurated in 1839.

The building itself was enlarged several times. The second building opened in 1857 and was enlarged in 1876. This monumental building originally included a glass and iron construction covering the platforms and rails. This construction and the original building were severely damaged during World War II.

After the war, a brand new station was inaugurated on 7 July 1956. The structure covering the platforms and rails was demolished and replaced by awnings covering the platforms.

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NMBS rolling stock in Kortrijk station

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• Intercity services (IC-04) Lille/Poperinge - Kortrijk - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp
• Intercity services (IC-12) Kortrijk - Ghent - Brussels - Leuven - Liege - Welkenraedt (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-12) Kortrijk - Ghent (weekends)
• Intercity services (IC-23) Ostend - Bruges - Kortrijk - Zottegem - Brussels - Brussels Airport
• Intercity services (IC-26) Kortrijk - Tournai - Halle - Brussels - Dendermonde - Lokeren - Sint Niklaas (weekdays)
• Intercity services (IC-32) Bruges - Roeselare - Kortrijk
• Local services (L-05) Kortrijk - Oudenaarde - Ghent - Eeklo (weekdays)

Preceding station		NMBS		Following station
Mouscron toward Lille Flandres		IC 04		Waregem toward Antwerpen-Centraal
Bissegem toward Poperinge		IC 04		Waregem toward Antwerpen-Centraal
Terminus		IC 12		Harelbeke From Monday to Friday, except holidays toward Welkenraedt
Terminus				Harelbeke On weekends and holidays toward Gent-Sint-Pieters
Ingelmunster toward Oostende		IC 23		Oudenaarde toward Brussels National Airport
Terminus		IC 26 weekdays		Mouscron toward Sint-Niklaas
Ingelmunster toward Brugge		IC 32		Terminus
Terminus		L 05 weekdays		Vichte toward Eeklo

Railway stations in Kortrijk

Other railway stations in Kortrijk are:

• Kortrijk-Vorming railway station (previously called Congostatie)
• Bissegem railway station

Former railway stations in Kortrijk are:

• Aalbeke railway station
• Heule railway station
• Heule-Leiaarde railway station
• Kortrijk-Weide railway station
• Kortrijk-West railway station
• Marke railway station
• Sint-Katerine railway station