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).
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| Location | Leer, Lower Saxony Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°13′52″N 7°27′55″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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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
- 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)
- (in Dutch) Treinserie 20100 (2015), OV in Nederland.nl. Retrieved on 28 December 2014.
- 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
- Bus services serving Leer
External links
Media related to Bahnhof Leer at Wikimedia Commons