 The service was named the "Ems-Leine-Express" with the introduction of the integrated regular-interval timetable in the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia ("NRW-Takt") in 1998.The service runs every two hours.Together with the service designated as the Weser-Leine Express in NRW, which also runs every two hours to Bielefeld, an hourly service is provided between Braunschweig and Löhne.