diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index aff36d06..91c9cf50 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -137,6 +137,26 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 		})
 	}
 
+	const location = (station) => {
+		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.')
+
+		return request(profile, {
+			meth: 'LocDetails',
+			req: {
+				locL: [station]
+			}
+		})
+		.then((d) => {
+			if (!d || !Array.isArray(d.locL) || !d.locL[0]) {
+				// todo: proper stack trace?
+				throw new Error('invalid response')
+			}
+			return profile.parseLocation(profile, d.locL[0], d.lines)
+		})
+	}
+
 	const nearby = (location, opt = {}) => {
 		if ('object' !== typeof location || Array.isArray(location)) {
 			throw new Error('location must be an object.')
@@ -248,7 +268,7 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 		})
 	}
 
-	const client = {departures, journeys, locations, nearby}
+	const client = {departures, journeys, locations, location, nearby}
 	if (profile.journeyLeg) client.journeyLeg = journeyLeg
 	if (profile.radar) client.radar = radar
 	Object.defineProperty(client, 'profile', {value: profile})
diff --git a/test/db.js b/test/db.js
index 8c04637c..b60a4aa7 100644
--- a/test/db.js
+++ b/test/db.js
@@ -304,3 +304,13 @@ test('locations named Jungfernheide', co(function* (t) {
 
 	t.end()
 }))
+
+test('location', co(function* (t) {
+	const regensburgHbf = '8000309'
+	const loc = yield client.location(regensburgHbf)
+
+	assertValidStation(t, loc)
+	t.equal(loc.id, regensburgHbf)
+
+	t.end()
+}))
diff --git a/test/oebb.js b/test/oebb.js
index d790be34..90a7b350 100644
--- a/test/oebb.js
+++ b/test/oebb.js
@@ -362,6 +362,16 @@ test('locations named Salzburg', co(function* (t) {
 	t.end()
 }))
 
+test('location', co(function* (t) {
+	const grazHbf = '8100173'
+	const loc = yield client.location(grazHbf)
+
+	assertValidStation(t, loc)
+	t.equal(loc.id, grazHbf)
+
+	t.end()
+}))
+
 test('radar Salzburg', co(function* (t) {
 	const vehicles = yield client.radar(47.827203, 13.001261, 47.773278, 13.07562, {
 		duration: 5 * 60, when
diff --git a/test/util.js b/test/util.js
index d304a957..d338f9bb 100644
--- a/test/util.js
+++ b/test/util.js
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ const {DateTime} = require('luxon')
 const isValidWGS84 = require('is-coordinates')
 
 const validateFptfWith = (t, item, allowedTypes, name) => {
-	try {
+	t.doesNotThrow(() => {
 		validateFptf.recurse(allowedTypes, item, name)
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.ifError(err)
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 const assertValidStation = (t, s, coordsOptional = false) => {
diff --git a/test/vbb.js b/test/vbb.js
index bb271361..95d34545 100644
--- a/test/vbb.js
+++ b/test/vbb.js
@@ -361,6 +361,15 @@ test('locations', co(function* (t) {
 	t.end()
 }))
 
+test('location', co(function* (t) {
+	const loc = yield client.location(spichernstr)
+
+	assertValidStation(t, loc)
+	t.equal(loc.id, spichernstr)
+
+	t.end()
+}))
+
 
 
 test('radar', co(function* (t) {