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.
LineRouteFrequencyOperator
IC 26WesterlandHusumHamburgHannoverOne train pairDB Fernverkehr
IC 27Westerland – Husum – Hamburg – BerlinDresdenOne train pairDB Fernverkehr
IC 30Westerland – Husum – Hamburg – BremenMünsterDortmundDüsseldorfCologneKoblenzFrankfurt One service DB Fernverkehr
Westerland – NiebüllHusumHeideItzehoeElmshornHamburg-AltonaHourlyDB Regio Nord
Husum – Jübek – Schleswig – Owschlag – Rendsburg – KielHourlyDB Regio Nord
Husum – Tönning – Bad St Peter-OrdingHourlyDB 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:
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.