Trains run regularly in European marine
Every day, more than 100 trains running on the railway Hindenburg, a great work of the German sea.
Hindenburg causeway is a 11 km length connecting with Schleswig-Holstein Sylt Island, the farthest north state and is located on the coast of Germany. It began operations in 1927 and serves trains.
Hindenburg railway connects with the Schleswig-Holstein Sylt Island, the farthest north state of Germany.
The route began operations in 1927
Before the advent Hindenburg line, moving from the mainland to the island of Sylt depends on the tides.
In winter, the ice on the Wadden Sea hamper the means. At that passengers take about 6 hours to go from the mainland to the island of Sylt by ship.
In winter, the ice on the Wadden Sea and sailing vessel obstruction, making very few visitors to the island of Sylt can.
After the resort Westerland on Sylt Island's coast is becoming more popular, the government started to think about the idea of making tracks on the sea.
Because the resort Westerland on Sylt Island's coast is becoming increasingly popular in the early 20s of last century, the ruling elite German Rail plans to the island.
Officials originally wanted to build a railway from the port at Hoyerschleuse to the island, but after World War First, Germany must cut Hoyerschleuse for Denmark, while still within the territorial island Sylt Germany.
Due to border changes, the old route to Sylt split into two parts, including a section on the territory of Germany, while the other part of the territory of Denmark. If passengers want to Sylt island in the shortest possible time, they must apply for a visa Denmark.
Due to changing borders, drawing on the railway line split into two parts - including a section on the territory of Germany, while the other parts of Denmark. So the architects and engineers to design to fix the route is entirely in German territory.
The process of the railway on the sea starting in 1923. In four years later, the workers and the motor vehicles took more than 3 million m3 of sand and clay, 120 tons of rock from the mainland to the sea to make beats . The length of the dam is 11 km.
The German government called the name of the route at that German President Paul von Hindenburg. He presided over the inauguration of the railway on the day 01.06.1927.
In the first 45 years from the start of operation, only one lane Hindenburg dam rails. In 1972, they expanded it and put the rails Monday. Today, more than 100 trains moving on the beat every day. Half of the trains transporting passengers cars
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