Ieper railway station

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Ieper
SNCB logo.svg Railway Station
Break Station Ypres.JPG
LocationYpres
Coordinates50°50′52″N 2°52′36″E / 50.84778°N 2.87667°E / 50.84778; 2.87667Coordinates: 50°50′52″N 2°52′36″E / 50.84778°N 2.87667°E / 50.84778; 2.87667
Owned byNational Railway Company of Belgium
Line(s)Belgian railway line 69
Platforms3 NMBS
Tracks3 NMBS
History
Opened1854
Electrified3Kv DC overhead on NMBS.

Ieper railway station is located in Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in West Flanders, Belgium. The station was opened in 1854 during the reign of Leopold I of Belgium. It is located on the line from Kortrijk to Poperinge run by NMBS, Belgian railway line 69.

Train services[]

The station is served by the following services:

  • Intercity services (IC-04) Poperinge - Kortrijk - Ghent - Sint-Niklaas - Antwerp
Preceding station   SNCB logo.svg National Railway Company of Belgium   Following station
Terminus
IC 04

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.

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