Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz | |
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| Bf | |
 Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station | |
| Location |
Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°20′08″N 12°22′31″E / 51.335537°N 12.37531°ECoordinates: 51°20′08″N 12°22′31″E / 51.335537°N 12.37531°E |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 8098 |
| DS100 code | LLWP |
| Category | 5 |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 2013 |
| Electrified | at opening |
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 15 December 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]
| 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 |
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