Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station
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 Leer railway station in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Leer, Lower Saxony Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°13′52″N 7°27′55″E / 53.23111°N 7.46528°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Emsland Railway Oldenburg–Leer railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 June 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leer (Ostfriesland) (German pronunciation: [leːɐ̯ ʔɔstfʁiːslant]) is a railway station in the town of Leer in Lower Saxony, Germany.[1] The railway station is situated on the Emsland Railway between the railway stations of Emden and Papenburg and it is the railway terminus on the Oldenburg–Leer railway after the railway station of Augustfehn. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, WestfalenBahn and Arriva (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn).
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):[2]
| Line | Route | Interval | Operator | Rolling stock | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC 34 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Leer – Münster – Hamm – Unna – Siegen — Wetzlar – Frankfurt (ends December 2024) | One train pair | DB Fernverkehr | Intercity 2 | ||
| IC 35 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – | Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne | 120 min | |||
| Emden Außenhafen – | ||||||
| ICE 47 | Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart/Karlsruhe | One train pair Sa | ICE 3, ICE 3neo | |||
| IC 56 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – | Emden – Leer – Bremen – Hanover – Braunschweig – Magdeburg – | Leipzig | 120 min | Intercity 2 | |
| Emden Außenhafen – | Potsdam – Berlin – Cottbus | |||||
| RE 1 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Emden – Leer – Oldenburg – Delmenhorst – Bremen – Nienburg – Hannover | 120 min | DB Regio Nord | Traxx P160 AC1 (146.1/146.2)
+ 7 double deck stock | ||
| RE 15 | Emden Außenhafen – Emden – Leer – Papenburg – Meppen – Lingen – Rheine – Münster | 60 min | WestfalenBahn | Stadler FLIRT 3 | ||
The train service RB57 (Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway) is replaced by buses since December 2015 for the foreseeable future due the damaged bridge (Friesenbrücke Friesenbrücke) over the Ems between Leer and Weener. Opening of the new bridge is planned for 2024.[3]
Bus services
- 460: Leer - Holtland - Hesel - Aurich
- 467: Leer - Bagband - Strackholt - Ostgroßefehn - Wiesmoor
- 479: Leer - Holtland - Hesel - Neukamperfehn - Jheringsfehn
- 481: Leer - Moormerland - Timmel - Aurich
- 600: Leer - Ihrhove - Flachsmeer - Papenburg
- 604: Leer - Bunde - Verlaat - Ditzum
- 620: Leer - Weener - Bunde - Bad Nieuweschans
- 621: Leer - Neermoor/Warsingsfehn - Oldersum - Emden
- 622: Leer - Ihrhove - Papenburg
- 623: Leer - Augustfehn
- 624: Leer - Weener - Bunderhee - Kanalpolder
- 625: Leer - Remels - Westerstede
- 635: Leer - Wymeer
- 651: Bingum - Leerort - Blinke - Stadtmitte Leer - Logaer Weg - Logabirum (Leer Town Service)
- 656: Burlage - Ostrhauderfehn - Backemoor - Leer
- 661: Moormerland - Leer - Aurich
- 662: Jheringsfehn - Warsingsfehn - Leer
- 690: Burlage - Westrhauderfehn - Collinghorst - Leer
References
- ^ Leer station at the Deutsche Bahn website
- ^ Timetables for Leer station (in German)
- ^ "DB - Pressestelle - Hamburg". Archived from the original on 2022-10-24.
- ^ Bus services serving Leer
External links
Media related to Bahnhof Leer at Wikimedia Commons
