Husum station (Germany) explained

Husum
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:de
Type:Through station
Borough:Husum, Schleswig-Holstein
Country:Germany
Coordinates:54.4722°N 9.0556°W
Owned:Deutsche Bahn
Operator:DB Station&Service
Platforms:4
Years:1910
Events:current building erected
Website:www.bahnhof.de
Map Type:Schleswig-Holstein#Germany#Europe
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Husum station is in Husum in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It was built in 1910 and is currently operated by Deutsche Bahn, which classifies it as a category 3 station. A less prestigious predecessor (built in 1854 and demolished in 1910) was located at the northern end of the station, another station (Husum Nord) is to the north of the current main station.

Importance

The station is a railway hub, connecting the WesterlandHamburg line (Marsh Railway) with the route to Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording line on the Eiderstedt peninsula and the Husum–Jübek line, which connects to the Neumünster–Flensburg line and Kiel.

Operations

All lines are now operated by the Nord-Ostsee-Bahn (NOB) service (now a subsidiary of Veolia Verkehr).However, some InterCity trains are operated by Deutsche Bahn.

LineRouteFrequencyOperator
Westerland (Sylt)/Dagebüll Mole –  – HusumHamburg – Hannover –  – Frankfurt (Main) – StuttgartOne train pairDB Fernverkehr
Westerland (Sylt)/Dagebüll Mole – Niebüll – Husum – Hamburg – Berlin – One train pair
Westerland (Sylt)/Dagebüll Mole –  – HusumHamburg – Bremen – Essen – KölnTwo train pairs
Westerland (Sylt) – NiebüllHusumHeideItzehoeElmshornHamburg-AltonaHourlyDB Regio Nord
Husum – Jübek – Schleswig – Owschlag – RendsburgKielnordbahn
Husum – Tönning – Bad St Peter-Ording
Sylt Shuttle PlusWesterland (Sylt) –  – HusumOne train pairDB Fernverkehr

Platforms

The station has several platform tracks, but only four of them have a platform that is in use. Trains leave as follows:

All these services stop in Husum about every 30 minutes.

The two central platforms are 76 cm high. The platform on tracks 4 and 5 is 430 metres long, the one on tracks 1-3 is 360 metres long.

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