diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vasttrafik/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/vasttrafik/sensor.py
index 2b904faab4d..8b1609be6ba 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vasttrafik/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vasttrafik/sensor.py
@@ -80,14 +80,23 @@ class VasttrafikDepartureSensor(Entity):
         """Initialize the sensor."""
         self._planner = planner
         self._name = name or departure
-        self._departure = planner.location_name(departure)[0]
-        self._heading = planner.location_name(heading)[0] if heading else None
+        self._departure = self.get_station_id(departure)
+        self._heading = self.get_station_id(heading) if heading else None
         self._lines = lines if lines else None
         self._delay = timedelta(minutes=delay)
         self._departureboard = None
         self._state = None
         self._attributes = None
 
+    def get_station_id(self, location):
+        """Get the station ID."""
+        if location.isdecimal():
+            station_info = {"station_name": location, "station_id": location}
+        else:
+            station_id = self._planner.location_name(location)[0]["id"]
+            station_info = {"station_name": location, "station_id": station_id}
+        return station_info
+
     @property
     def name(self):
         """Return the name of the sensor."""
@@ -113,8 +122,8 @@ class VasttrafikDepartureSensor(Entity):
         """Get the departure board."""
         try:
             self._departureboard = self._planner.departureboard(
-                self._departure["id"],
-                direction=self._heading["id"] if self._heading else None,
+                self._departure["station_id"],
+                direction=self._heading["station_id"] if self._heading else None,
                 date=now() + self._delay,
             )
         except vasttrafik.Error:
@@ -123,9 +132,9 @@ class VasttrafikDepartureSensor(Entity):
 
         if not self._departureboard:
             _LOGGER.debug(
-                "No departures from %s heading %s",
-                self._departure["name"],
-                self._heading["name"] if self._heading else "ANY",
+                "No departures from departure station %s " "to destination station %s",
+                self._departure["station_name"],
+                self._heading["station_name"] if self._heading else "ANY",
             )
             self._state = None
             self._attributes = {}