Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz | |
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 Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station | |
| Location |
Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°12′03″N 12°13′25″E / 51.2007°N 12.2235°ECoordinates: 51°12′03″N 12°13′25″E / 51.2007°N 12.2235°E |
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| Platforms | 2 |
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| Station code | n/a |
| DS100 code | LLWP |
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz is a new central railway station in the city of Leipzig, Germany. It was built as part of the Leipzig City Tunnel project and opened on December 15 2013, enabling passengers to travel directly by rail from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof to the city centre.
Train services
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station is served by 6 out of 7 S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland lines. Planners hope that the high frequency service and fast journey times will increase passenger capacity on the city's public transport and thus relieve road traffic in the city.
The following services currently call at the station:[1]
- Leipzig S-Bahn services S1 Leipzig Miltitzer Allee - Leipzig Hbf - Wurzen (- Riesa)
- Leipzig S-Bahn services S1 Leipzig Messe - Leipzig Hbf - Leipzig-Stötteritz
- Leipzig S-Bahn services S2 Bitterfeld - Delitzsch - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz
- Leipzig S-Bahn services S3 Halle - Leipzig Hbf - Leipzig-Stötteritz
- Leipzig S-Bahn services S4 Hoyerswerda - Falkenberg - Eilenburg - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg - Borna - Geithain
- Leipzig S-Bahn services S5 Leipzig/Halle Airport - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg - Altenburg - Zwickau
- Leipzig S-Bahn services S5X Halle - Leipzig/Halle Airport - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg - Altenburg - Zwickau
| Preceding station | S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland | Following station | ||
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Leipzig Markt toward Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | S 1 | Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof toward Riesa |
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Leipzig Markt toward Bitterfeld | S 2 | Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof toward Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz |
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Leipzig Markt toward Halle (Saale) Hbf | S 3 | Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof toward Leipzig-Stötteritz |
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Leipzig Markt toward Hoyerswerda | S 4 | Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof toward Geithain |
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Leipzig Markt toward Leipzig/Halle Airport | S 5 | Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof toward Zwickau Hbf |
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Leipzig Markt toward Halle (Saale) Hbf | S 5X | Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof toward Zwickau Hbf |
Tram services
- 2
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 14
Design
Located 20 m underground, Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station has a 140 m long island platform. There are two entrances, north and south of the Martin Luther Ring-Road.
References
External links
Media related to Bahnhof Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz at Wikimedia Commons- City Tunnel website