By train to the most magnificent beach in the world. The idea of the first Sylt seaside doctor, Dr. Marcus, could not be implemented for technical and economic reasons, just like the plans of Christian Peter Hansen (1856) and Dr. Ludwig Meyn (1876). Movement on the topic of dam construction began in 1910 during a naval exercise held by the military off the west coast of Sylt. For both tactical and strategic reasons, the military was very interested in a rail connection to the island. In addition to improving conditions for passenger and freight transport, the Prussian state anticipated landings on both sides of the Wadden Sea dam, which were to serve agriculture and livestock farming in the future. At its 177th session on April 28, 1913, the House of Representatives decided on the railway construction project from the mainland to Sylt as part of a railway loan law, which is recorded in the Prussian legal collection No. 26.