Bremerhaven-Lehe railway station

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Bremerhaven-Lehe is a railway station in the Lehe district of the city of Bremerhaven, Germany.

[edit] History

The station was opened in 1863 as an extension of the Bremen-Geestemünde line. In 1896, the line to Cuxhaven was opened. The station has undergone renovations in the early 2000s and is now equipped with a lift.

[edit] Operational usage

In brief
DB station code:	HBHL
Number of tracks	2 main line passenger, 2 freight
Station type:	Bf

The RegionalExpress trains to and from Osnabrück Hbf and Bremen Hbf call at the station. Furthermore, Bremerhaven-Lehe is the terminal and starting point for the RegionalBahn connection to Bremen. Services to Cuxhaven, operated by Nordseebahn, call at the station as well. The Bremerhaven-Lehe marshalling yard (code HBHLA) is nearby.. The next station to the south is Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof (HBH), to the north lies the closed station Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel (HBHP), the next passenger station still in use is Wremen (AWRE) on the line to Cuxhaven. Connections to local traffic are provided by a bus stop (operated by BremerhavenBus) in front of the station. The old station building has been rented out to two tenants, an hotel on the upper floors and an Aldi supermarket on the ticket hall floor. Access to the station is provided by a passenger tunnel underneath the platforms.