▁so - called ▁Station ierungs richtung ▁or ▁direction ▁of ▁sign age . ▁It ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁example ▁from ▁right ▁to ▁left ▁and ▁indicates ▁in ▁which ▁direction ▁the ▁road ▁kilometres ▁are ▁counted . ▁ ▁In ▁Lower ▁Sax ony , ▁this ▁new ▁system ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁place ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁div ides ▁the ▁Land estra ßen ▁into ▁sections ▁number ed ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 , ▁etc . ▁The ▁location ▁signs ▁( St ations zeich en ) ▁compr ise ▁two ▁pan els . ▁The ▁location ▁panel ▁( Station ierung st af el ) ▁displays ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁( N ied ers achsen ) ▁and ▁county ▁letters ▁( e . g . ▁Kreis ▁W F ) ▁at ▁the ▁top , ▁and ▁the ▁road ▁letter ▁and ▁number ▁below ▁( e . g . ▁L ▁ 6 2 7 ). ▁The ▁classification ▁panel ▁( K lass ifiz ierung st af el ) ▁shows ▁the ▁section ▁number , ▁kilomet rage ▁and ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁start ▁hub ▁( e . g . ▁ 1 0 ▁Ab schnitt ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 ▁→ ▁ 0 , 0 ). ▁The ▁letters ▁O D ▁indicate ▁a ▁location ▁post ▁within ▁a ▁town ▁or ▁village ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁displayed ▁in ▁places ▁other ▁than ▁on ▁a ▁white ▁post . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁kilomet re ▁posts ▁on ▁Lower ▁Sax ony ' s ▁Landes stra ßen ▁had ▁been ▁replaced . ▁ ▁Properties ▁