Oldenburg–Leer railway

The Oldenburg–Leer railway is a 55 km single-track electrified main line in the north-west of the German state of Lower Saxony.[1] It connects the Emsland line near Leer with the city of Oldenburg. Thus, it serves traffic from the direction of Hanover and Bremen to the port of Emden, the Emsland and western East Frisia, including the islands of Borkum, Juist and Norderney, which are important tourist destinations. Together with the Leer–Groningen line, it also has international significance.

Oldenburg–Leer railway
Overview
LocaleLower Saxony, Germany
Line number1520[1]
Technical
Line length55 km (34 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (74.6 mph) (maximum)
Route number390
Route map

 from Bremen and from Osnabrück
0
 Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf
 from Osnabrück
 former line to Brake
0
 Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf
 old course of line (until 1966)
 Pferdemarkt bridge
 Rosenstraße
 Heiligengeiststraße
 Georgstraße
 Peterstraße/Ziegelhofstraße
0.9
 Ziegelhofstrasse
1.2
 Line to Wilhelmshaven
2
 A 28
3
 Logemann
(siding)
3
 Oldenburg-Wechloy
3.4
 Wechloy
6
 Bloh
10.8
 Kayhauserfeld
 from Edewechterdamm
15.2
 Bad Zwischenahn
 from Westerstede
23.2
 Westerstede-Ocholt
 to Sedelsberg
29.5
 Apen
32.2
 Augustfehn
39.6
 Stickhausen-Felde
42.8
 Filsum
47.9
 Nortmoor
49.9
 Stadt Leer
(siding)
 from Emden
55.0
 Leer
 to Rheine and Groningen
Source: German railway atlas[2]
Augustfehn station

The line was opened on 15 June 1869 by the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. During 1992 it was electrified, which made expensive and time-consuming locomotive changes in Oldenburg unnecessary for the route to East Frisia.

In the 2013 timetable, daily InterCity services connect Leipzig or Berlin and Hanover with Emden and Norddeich Mole. Together with Regional-Express services, trains operate approximately hourly. Since mid-December 2010, an hourly service has been operated on the Oldenburg–Bad Zwischenahn route by the Bremen S-Bahn.

The Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan makes provision for the duplication of the line in the long term to improve freight links with ports, but no work has progress has been made on this proposal.

Notes
  1. Lower Saxony Ministry for Industry, Works and Transport (2 September 2008). "Zustand und Zukunft des Bahnverkehrs in Niedersachsen" (PDF) (in German). Lower Saxony Parliament. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
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