diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/Location.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/Location.java
index 00f10bf1..4d1dbb64 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/Location.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/Location.java
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public final class Location implements HasIndex, HasId {
 
         private Coordinate coordinate;
 
+        private String name = "";
+
         public static Builder newInstance() {
             return new Builder();
         }
@@ -84,6 +86,11 @@ public final class Location implements HasIndex, HasId {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder setName(String name){
+            this.name = name;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Location build() {
             if (id == null && coordinate == null) {
                 if (index == -1) throw new IllegalArgumentException("either id or coordinate or index must be set");
@@ -107,10 +114,13 @@ public final class Location implements HasIndex, HasId {
 
     private final String id;
 
+    private final String name;
+
     private Location(Builder builder) {
         this.index = builder.index;
         this.coordinate = builder.coordinate;
         this.id = builder.id;
+        this.name = builder.name;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -127,6 +137,8 @@ public final class Location implements HasIndex, HasId {
         return coordinate;
     }
 
+    public String getName() { return name; }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) return true;
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/LocationTest.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/LocationTest.java
index 8119b59e..f237eadb 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/LocationTest.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/jsprit/core/problem/LocationTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 package com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.problem;
 
 import com.graphhopper.jsprit.core.util.Coordinate;
-import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ public class LocationTest {
         Assert.assertTrue(true);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void whenNameSet_buildLocation() {
+        Location l = Location.Builder.newInstance().setName("mystreet 6a").setIndex(1).build();
+        Assert.assertEquals("mystreet 6a",l.getName());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void whenIndexSetWitFactory_returnCorrectLocation() {
         Location l = Location.newInstance(1);