Leer (Ostfriesland) () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

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 ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. 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 (Germany), independent town and seaport in Lower Saxony in the north-west of Germany and lies on the River Ems (river), Ems, close to the Germany–Netherlands border, Netherlands border. It is the main town in t ...

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. Ge ...

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 Railway, Emsland line near Leer, Lower Saxony, Leer with the city of Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg. ...

after the railway station of Augustfehn. The train services are operated by

Deutsche Bahn (, ; abbreviated as DB or DB AG ) is the national railway company of Germany, and a state-owned enterprise under the control of the German government. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). DB was fou ...

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 Ltd. is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England. The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles, it relaunched shortl ...

(a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn).

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s): The train service RB57 (

Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway The Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway is an international railway line running from Westoverledingen, Ihrhove near Leer, Lower Saxony, Leer in Germany to Bad Nieuweschans in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1876. Ihrhove is situated on the n ...

) is replaced by buses since December 2015 for the foreseeable future due the damaged bridge (

Friesenbrücke The Friesenbrücke is a railway bridge in Weener, Germany, crossing the river Ems (river), Ems. Background The first bridge was built under the name ''Emsbrücke Hilkenborg'' between 1874 and 1876. In June 1922 the Lighter (barge), lighter '' ...

) over the Ems between Leer and Weener. Opening of the new bridge is planned for 2025.

Bus services

Bus services serving Leer
/ref> *460: Leer - Holtland - Hesel - Aurich *467: Leer - Bagband - Strackholt - Ostgroßefehn - Wiesmoor *479: Leer - Holtland - Hesel - Neukamperfehn -

Jheringsfehn Jheringsfehn (frequently misspelt ''Iheringsfehn'') is a peat village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively, it is an ''Ortsteil'' of the municipality of Moormerland. Warsingsfehn is located just to the east of W ...

*481: Leer - Moormerland - Timmel - Aurich *600: Leer - Ihrhove - Flachsmeer - Papenburg *604: Leer - Bunde - Verlaat - Ditzum *620: Leer - Weener - Bunde - Bad Nieuweschans *621: Leer -

Neermoor Neermoor is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively, it is an ''Ortsteil'' of the municipality of Moormerland. Located to the west of the river Ems, Neermoor is approximately 8 kilometers to the north of ...

Warsingsfehn Warsingsfehn is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the municipality of Moormerland. Warsingsfehn is located just to the north of Veenhusen and is approximately 9 kilometers to the north of Leer. ...

Oldersum Oldersum is a village in the region of East Frisia, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Administratively, it is an ''Ortsteil'' of the municipality of Moormerland. Located on the north bank of the Ems estuary, Oldersum is to the southeast of Emden and the no ...

- 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

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* {{Authority control Railway stations in Lower Saxony Railway stations in Germany opened in 1856