Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording railway

The Husum-Bad Sankt Peter-Ording railway (also known as the Eiderstedt line) is a 44 km-long, single-track non-electrified branch line in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The line connects the North Frisian town of Husum with all the important parts of the Eiderstedt peninsula, including Tönning, Garding and Sankt Peter-Ording. The line opened in 1854 and was one of the oldest railways in Germany.

Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording
Overview
Line number1204/1205
LocaleSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
Service
Route number135
Technical
Line length44 km (27 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

from Westerland
0.0
Husum
to Husum depot, to Kiel
4.6
Hörn junction
Marsh Railway to Hamburg
7.6
Platenhörn
9.9
Büttel
11.8
Witzwort
request stop
15.4
Harblek
request stop
Tönning Hafen
21.2
Tönning
(now a terminal station)
25.6
Kating
request stop
28.4
Katharinenheerd
31.5
Garding
33.2
Sandwehle
request stop
35.1
Heisternest
36.5
Tating
40.9
Bad St Peter Süd
43.6
Bad St Peter-Ording
Source: German railway atlas

Passenger trains are operated by the DB Regio Schleswig-Holstein at hourly intervals.

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