Leipzig Markt station
Leipzig Markt | |
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| Location |
Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | 8097 |
| DS100 code | LLMK |
| Category | 5 |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 2013 |
| Electrified | at opening |
Leipzig Markt 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 15 December 2013, enabling passengers to travel directly by rail from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof to the city centre.
Train services
Leipzig Markt 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.
| Preceding station | S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland | Following station | ||
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toward Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | S 1 | toward Leipzig-Stötteritz |
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toward Dessau Hauptbahnhof | S 2 | toward Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz |
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toward Halle-Trotha | S 3 | toward Geithain |
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toward Hoyerswerda | S 4 | toward Wurzen |
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toward Halle (Saale) Hbf | S 5 | toward Zwickau Hbf |
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toward Leipzig/Halle Airport | S 5X | toward Zwickau Hbf |
Design
Located 22 m underground, Leipzig Markt station has a 140 m long island platform. There are two entrances, in the north and south of the market square. The south entrance is the renovated Art Deco original entrance to a former underground exhibition hall dating from 1925. The side walls have a facade of terracotta slabs, while front and rear station walls and the service rooms on the platform have ceramic decoration.[1]
Opening in December 2013.jpg)
Inside Markt station
Markt station in the morning
City Tunnel route
References
- ↑ "Fast and direct: The Leipzig city tunnel". Stadt Leipzig.
External links
Media related to Leipzig Markt station at Wikimedia Commons- City Tunnel website