# Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station

Leer (Ostfriesland) (German pronunciation:) is a railway station in the town of Leer in Lower Saxony, Germany. 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).

## Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):
| Line | Route | Route | Route | Interval | Operator | Rolling stock |
| IC 34 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Leer – Münster – Hamm – Unna – Siegen — Wetzlar – Frankfurt (ends December 2024) | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Leer – Münster – Hamm – Unna – Siegen — Wetzlar – Frankfurt (ends December 2024) | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Leer – Münster – Hamm – Unna – Siegen — Wetzlar – Frankfurt (ends December 2024) | One train pair | DB Fernverkehr | Intercity 2 |
| IC 35 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – | Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne | Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne | 120 min | DB Fernverkehr | Intercity 2 |
| IC 35 | Emden Außenhafen – | Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne | Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne | 120 min | DB Fernverkehr | Intercity 2 |
| ICE 47 | Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart/Karlsruhe | Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart/Karlsruhe | Norddeich Mole – Emden – Leer – Münster – Düsseldorf – Cologne Messe/Deutz – Frankfurt Airport – Mannheim – Stuttgart/Karlsruhe | One train pair Sa | DB Fernverkehr | ICE 3, ICE 3neo |
| IC 56 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – | Emden – Leer – Bremen – Hanover – Braunschweig – Magdeburg – | Leipzig | 120 min | DB Fernverkehr | Intercity 2 |
| IC 56 | Emden Außenhafen – | Emden – Leer – Bremen – Hanover – Braunschweig – Magdeburg – | Potsdam – Berlin – Cottbus | 120 min | DB Fernverkehr | Intercity 2 |
| RE 1 | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Emden – Leer – Oldenburg – Delmenhorst – Bremen – Nienburg – Hannover | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Emden – Leer – Oldenburg – Delmenhorst – Bremen – Nienburg – Hannover | Norddeich Mole – Norden – Emden – Leer – Oldenburg – Delmenhorst – Bremen – Nienburg – Hannover | 120 min | DB Regio Nord | Traxx P160 AC1 (146.1/146.2) + 7 double deck stock |
| RE 15 | Emden Außenhafen – Emden – Leer – Papenburg – Meppen – Lingen – Rheine – Münster | Emden Außenhafen – Emden – Leer – Papenburg – Meppen – Lingen – Rheine – Münster | Emden Außenhafen – Emden – Leer – Papenburg – Meppen – Lingen – Rheine – Münster | 60 min | WestfalenBahn | Stadler FLIRT 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.

## 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