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Ieper Railway Station

Ieper railway station (Dutch: Station Ieper; French: Gare d'Ypres) is a railway station in Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in West Flanders, Belgium. The station was opened in 1854 during the reign of King Leopold I. It is located on railway line 69 from Kortrijk to Poperinge. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-04) Poperinge - Kortrijk - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp
Preceding station NMBS/SNCB Following station
Poperinge
Terminus
IC 04 Komen

In Flanders Fields

The station is near the Menin Gate and other places associated with the First World War, with British and Commonwealth war graves located alongside the line from the Kortrijk direction, known as Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Officially Ieper (Dutch: Ieper; French: Ypres)

Citations

  1. ^ "IEPER". www.belgianrail.be. Retrieved 3 August 2024.