Leer (Ostfriesland) () is a
railway station in the town of
Leer
Leer may refer to:
* Leer, Lower Saxony, town in Germany
** Leer (district), containing the town in Lower Saxony, Germany
** Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station
* Leer, South Sudan, town in South Sudan
** Leer County, an administrative division of ...
in
Lower Saxony,
Germany. The railway station is situated on the
Emsland Railway
The Emsland line (German: is a railway from Rheine via Salzbergen, Lingen, Meppen, Lathen, Papenburg and Leer to Emden, continuing to Norden and Norddeich-Mole in East Frisia in the German state of Lower Saxony. The line is named after the Ems r ...
between the railway stations of
Emden
Emden () is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia and, in 2011, had a total population of 51,528.
History
The exact founding date of E ...
and
Papenburg
Papenburg (; East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Papenbörg'') is a city in the district of Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.
Geog ...
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
The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder.
describes itself as the se ...
,
WestfalenBahn and
Arriva (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn).
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
*Intercity services (IC/EC ) ''Norddeich - Emden - Münster - Düsseldorf - Köln - Bonn - Koblenz - Mainz - Mannheim - Stuttgart''
*Intercity services (IC ) ''Norddeich - Emden - Münster - Düsseldorf - Köln - Bonn - Koblenz - Mainz - Mannheim - Karlsruhe - Konstanz''
*Intercity services (IC ) ''Norddeich - Emden - Bremen - Hanover - Braunschweig - Magdeburg - Leipzig''
*Regional services ''Norddeich - Emden - Leer - Oldenburg - Bremen - Nienburg - Hanover''
*Regional services ''Emden - Leer - Lingen (Ems) - Rheine - Münster''
*Local services ''
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
–
Winschoten –
Bad Nieuweschans – Leer''
The train service RB57 is replaced by buses since December 2015 for the foreseeable future due a damaged bridge over the Ems between Leer and Weener.
Bus services
Bus services serving Leer
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*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
External links
* {{Commons category-inline, Bahnhof Leer
Railway stations in Lower Saxony
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1856