Oldenburg–Leer railway

Oldenburg–Leer railway
Overview
Locale Lower Saxony
Line number 1520[1]
Technical
Line length 55 km (34 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed 120 km/h (74.6 mph) (maximum)
Route number 390
Route map

Legend
 Operating points and lines[2] 
 from Bremen and from Osnabrück
 0 Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf
 to Wilhelmshaven
 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
 from Emden
 55.0 Leer
 to Rheine and Groningen
Augustfehn station

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.

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 2008 timetable, daily InterCity services connect Leipzig and Hanover with Emden and Norddeich Mole. Together with Regional-Express services, trains operate approximately hourly.

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. 1 2 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. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  2. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
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