page_title: Kortrijk railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kortrijk railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: NMBS train of type "Break" (AM80) with the New Look style in the station of Kortrijk Nederlands: NMBS 308, stel van het type Break (MS80), in de New Look-livrei in het station Kortrijk Français&#160;: L'automotrice 308 de la SNCB, fait partie de la série "Break" (AM80); ici en livrée New Look, en gare de Courtrai.
context_page_description: 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 and line 75. Previously, there was also line 83. Railway lines 69 and 89 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: NMBS rolling stock in Kortrijk station
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