Westerland (Sylt) station

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Westerland (Sylt)
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General information
LocationKirchenweg 1 [1]
25980 Westerland
Germany
Coordinates 54°54′24″N8°18′42″E / 54.90667°N 8.31167°E / 54.90667; 8.31167
Owned by Deutsche Bahn
Operated by DB Station&Service
Line(s) Marsh Railway (Westerland - Elmshorn)
Platforms2 island platforms and 1 car shuttle terminus
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Parking Park and ride
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code6714
DS100 code AWLA [2]
IBNR8006369
Category 3 [3]
Fare zone NAH.SH: 1050 [4]
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 June 1927
Services
Preceding station Deutsche Bahn AG-Logo.svg DB Fernverkehr Following station
Terminus IC 26 Niebüll
towards Stuttgart Hbf
IC 29 Niebüll
IC 39 Niebüll
towards Köln Hbf
Sylt Shuttle Plus Niebüll
towards Husum
Preceding station Deutsche Bahn AG-Logo.svg DB Regio Nord Following station
Terminus RE 6 Keitum
Westerland (Sylt) station
Location
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Westerland (Sylt)
Location within Schleswig-Holstein
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Westerland (Sylt)
Location within Germany
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Westerland (Sylt)
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Westerland (Sylt) station (German : Bahnhof Westerland (Sylt)) is a terminus railway station [5] in the town of Westerland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The station lies on the Marsh Railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Nord-Ostsee-Bahn.

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Station layout

The 1927-built station hall Westerland Bahnhof Innen.jpg
The 1927-built station hall

The station is located on a small square in the town's center. The station building's entrance is located on the side facing the square, the two island platforms are located on the building's backside.

To the left of the passenger platforms is a freight station; to the right is the car shuttle (Autozug Sylt) terminus.

Rail services

The station is served by the following services:

LineRouteFrequencyOperator
IC 26 Westerland (Sylt) Niebüll  Hamburg  Hannover  Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe  Frankfurt (Main)  Stuttgart One train pair DB Fernverkehr
IC 29 Westerland (Sylt) – Niebüll – Hamburg Berlin  Berlin Südkreuz One train pair
IC 39 Westerland (Sylt) Niebüll  Hamburg  Bremen  Essen  Köln Two train pairs
RE 6 Westerland (Sylt) – Niebüll – Husum Heide (Holst)  Itzehoe  Elmshorn  Hamburg-Altona Hourly, half hourly in the peak DB Regio Nord
D / Sylt Shuttle plus Westerland (Sylt) – Niebüll –Bredstedt (– Husum)Irregular, sometimes hourlyDB Fernverkehr

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References

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