Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station explained

Leer (Ostfriesland)
Address:Leer, Lower Saxony
Country:Germany
Coordinates:53.2311°N 7.4653°W
Line:Emsland Railway
Oldenburg–Leer railway
Platform:3
Tracks:5
Opened:20 June 1856
Website:www.bahnhof.de

Leer (Ostfriesland) (pronounced as /de/) 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]

LineRouteIntervalOperatorRolling stock
Norddeich Mole – NordenLeerMünsterHamm – – — – Frankfurt (ends December 2024)One train pairDB FernverkehrIntercity 2
Norddeich Mole – Norden –Emden – Leer – Münster – DüsseldorfCologne120 min
Emden Außenhafen
Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne Messe/DeutzFrankfurt AirportMannheimStuttgart/KarlsruheOne train pair SaICE 3, ICE 3neo
Norddeich Mole – Norden –Emden – LeerBremenHanoverBraunschweigMagdeburgLeipzig120 minIntercity 2
Emden AußenhafenPotsdamBerlinCottbus
Norddeich Mole – Norden – Emden – LeerOldenburgDelmenhorst – Bremen – Nienburg – Hannover120 minDB Regio NordTraxx P160 AC1 (146.1/146.2)+ 7 double deck stock
Emden Außenhafen – Emden – Leer – Papenburg – Meppen – Lingen – Rheine – Münster60 minWestfalenBahnStadler 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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.bahnhof.de/#station/19433 Leer station at the Deutsche Bahn website
  2. http://kursbuch.bahn.de/hafas/kbview.exe/dn?st_name=Leer&st_filter=&cat_name=&searchmode=station&mainframe=result&orig=sS&dosearch=1&oblig_st=1&submitButton=Suche+starten Timetables for Leer station
  3. Web site: DB - Pressestelle - Hamburg . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024165042/https://www.deutschebahn.com/pr-hamburg-de/aktuell/presseinformationen-regional/Europas-groesste-Hub-Dreh-Bruecke-entsteht-Deutsche-Bahn-baut-neue-Friesenbruecke-6316316 . 2022-10-24 .
  4. http://www.weser-ems-bus.de/bin/tmt_parser.pl Bus services serving Leer