Welcome to De Panne station, the last station on the Flemish coast in Adinkerke, just before you cross the border with France. The coastal tram, with its starting point in Knokke, also has its terminus here. The coastal tram follows a route of 67 kilometers along the Flemish coastline, making it the longest tram line in the world! From here we leave, away from the border with France, towards Nieuwpoort.
An important hub in WWI was Adinkerke station, which served as a shelter for the wounded. Soldiers were taken to the station by horse and cart or by tram, from where they traveled inland by train. Only military transport of ammunition, supplies and troops was given priority over the single track. In March 1915 there was a huge influx of wounded. Did you know that when Marie Curie rushed to the station in a radiology van to screen wounded soldiers. (EOS)
Station De Panne is the last Belgian railway station along railway line 73 before the border with France in the sub-municipality of Adinkerke of the municipality of De Panne. The …