Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station

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).

Leer (Ostfriesland)
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 / 53.23111; 7.46528
Line(s)	Emsland Railway Oldenburg–Leer railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Other information
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	20 June 1856
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Emden Hbf towards Norddeich Mole IC 34 Papenburg towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf IC 35 Papenburg towards Konstanz or Stuttgart Hbf IC 56 Augustfehn towards Dresden Hbf or Cottbus Hbf Preceding station DB Regio Nord Following station Emden Hbf towards Norddeich Mole RE 1 Augustfehn towards Hannover Hbf Preceding station WestfalenBahn Following station Emden Hbf Terminus RE 15 Papenburg towards Münster Hbf Preceding station Arriva Following station Weener towards Groningen Stoptrein 20100 Terminus

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):^[2]

• IC 34: Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Münster – Hamm – Unna – Siegen — Wetzlar – Frankfurt
• IC 35: Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Bonn – Koblenz – Mainz – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Konstanz
• IC 56: Norddeich – Emden – Leer – Bremen – Hannover – Braunschweig – Magdeburg – Leipzig
• RE 1: Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Oldenburg – Bremen – Nienburg – Hannover
• RE 15: Emden – Leer – Lingen (Ems) – Rheine – Münster
• Stoptrein 20100 / RB 57 Groningen – Winschoten – Bad Nieuweschans – Leer^[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.^[4]

Bus services

^[5]

• 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

1. Leer station at the Deutsche Bahn website
2. Timetables for Leer station (in German)
3. (in Dutch) Treinserie 20100 (2015), OV in Nederland.nl. Retrieved on 28 December 2014.
5. Bus services serving Leer

External links

•   Media related to Bahnhof Leer at Wikimedia Commons