Husum (Germany) station
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 was located at the northern end of the station, another station is to the north of the current main station.
Importance
The station is a railway hub, connecting the Westerland–Hamburg line 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 service.However, some InterCity trains are operated by Deutsche Bahn.Line | Route | Frequency | Operator |
IC 26 | Westerland – Husum – Hamburg – Hannover | One train pair | DB Fernverkehr |
IC 27 | Westerland – Husum – Hamburg – Berlin – Dresden | One train pair | DB Fernverkehr |
IC 30 | Westerland – Husum – Hamburg – Bremen – Münster – Dortmund – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Koblenz – Frankfurt | One service | DB Fernverkehr |
Westerland – Niebüll – Husum – Heide – Itzehoe – Elmshorn – Hamburg-Altona | Hourly | DB Regio Nord | |
Husum – Jübek – Schleswig – Owschlag – Rendsburg – Kiel | Hourly | DB Regio Nord | |
Husum – Tönning – Bad St Peter-Ording | Hourly | DB Regio Nord |
Platforms
The station has several platform tracks, but only four of them have a platform that is in use. Trains leave as follows:- Platform track 1: regional trains to and from Kiel
- Platform track 3: regional trains to and from Bad St. Peter-Ording, regional trains to and from Kiel
- Platform track 4: long distance and Regional trains to Westerland
- Platform track 5: long distance and regional trains to Hamburg, regional trains to and from Bad St. Peter-Ording
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.