Heavy Traffic, railway traffic and other forms of transport in Poperinge 1914-1918

The railway station of Poperinge was a logistic turntable and central turning point for the medical evacuation towards France. Not only soldiers and freight were moved to and from the frontline through railway line L.69 Poperinge-Hazebrouck. Wounded and sick soldiers as well as refugees passed through the city.

The dynamic diorama - staged at the Gasthuiskapel - will fascinate all ages. It'll display several station scenes (scale 1:76). Hikers and cyclists are welcome to discover the outdoor exhibition and come across several World War 1 sites with a story. A multilingual app leads the visitor through the exhibition and on the road there are images of bygone days to discover. Old railway maps will reveal an ingenious network of routes. The launch of the app is linked to the editing of an authentic road map.

date: 19 September 2014 - 5 September 2015

• opening hours: 1pm to 6pm
• 19 September - 16 November: daily
• 17 November - 15 February '15: Saturday and Sunday
• 16 February - 5 September: daily
• closed on Monday

location: Gasthuiskapel, Gasthuisstraat 1A, 8970 Poperinge 

The inauguration of the exhition took place on Friday, September 19th, 2014.





















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