diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 616e6a0c..a02fa68e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ const createClient = (profile) => {
 	validateProfile(profile)
 
 	const departures = (station, opt = {}) => {
-		if ('string' !== typeof station) throw new Error('station must be a string.')
+		if ('object' === typeof station) station = profile.formatStation(station.id)
+		else if ('string' === typeof station) station = profile.formatStation(station)
+		else throw new Error('station must be an object or a string.')
 
 		opt = Object.assign({
 			direction: null, // only show departures heading to this station
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ const createClient = (profile) => {
 				type: 'DEP',
 				date: profile.formatDate(profile, opt.when),
 				time: profile.formatTime(profile, opt.when),
-				stbLoc: profile.formatStation(station),
+				stbLoc: station,
 				dirLoc: dir,
 				jnyFltrL: [products],
 				dur: opt.duration,
diff --git a/test/db.js b/test/db.js
index 317b3c65..735a9c0f 100644
--- a/test/db.js
+++ b/test/db.js
@@ -226,6 +226,22 @@ test('departures at Berlin Jungfernheide', co.wrap(function* (t) {
 	t.end()
 }))
 
+test('departures with station object', co.wrap(function* (t) {
+	yield client.departures({
+		type: 'station',
+		id: '8011167',
+		name: 'Berlin Jungfernheide',
+		location: {
+			type: 'location',
+			latitude: 1.23,
+			longitude: 2.34
+		}
+	}, {when})
+
+	t.ok('did not fail')
+	t.end()
+}))
+
 test('nearby Berlin Jungfernheide', co.wrap(function* (t) {
 	const nearby = yield client.nearby(52.530273, 13.299433, {
 		results: 2, distance: 400
diff --git a/test/vbb.js b/test/vbb.js
index cc9eec9d..156a7580 100644
--- a/test/vbb.js
+++ b/test/vbb.js
@@ -260,6 +260,22 @@ test('departures', co.wrap(function* (t) {
 	t.end()
 }))
 
+test('departures with station object', co.wrap(function* (t) {
+	yield client.departures({
+		type: 'station',
+		id: spichernstr,
+		name: 'U Spichernstr',
+		location: {
+			type: 'location',
+			latitude: 1.23,
+			longitude: 2.34
+		}
+	}, {when})
+
+	t.ok('did not fail')
+	t.end()
+}))
+
 test('departures at 7-digit station', co.wrap(function* (t) {
 	const eisenach = '8010097' // see derhuerst/vbb-hafas#22
 	yield client.departures(eisenach, {when})