Leer (Ostfriesland) () is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in the town of
Leer in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
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. 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
The Oldenburg–Leer railway is a single-track electrified main line in the north-west of the German state of Lower Saxony. It connects the Emsland line near Leer with the city of Oldenburg. Thus, it serves traffic from the direction of Hanove ...
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
WestfalenBahn is a railway company operating regional train service in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Northern Germany. It was founded in 2005 by Essener Versorgungs & Verkehrsgesellschaft, Minden Museum Railway, moBiel and Verkehrsb ...
and
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.[Groningen
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–
Winschoten
Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants.
...
–
Bad Nieuweschans
Bad Nieuweschans (also ''Lange Akkeren''; ; Gronings: ''Nij-Schans''; German: ''Bad Neuschanz'') is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands on the border with Germany. It forms part of the municipality of Oldambt (municipality), Oldambt. Nieuw ...
– 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