Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
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	Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Location	Leipzig, Saxony; Germany
Coordinates	51°19′45″N 12°22′54″E
Line(s)	Leipzig City Tunnel; Leipzig–Hof railway;
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	8099
DS100 code	LLB
Category	5
History
Opened	19 September 1842; 15 December 2013
Closed	10 June 2001
Electrified	2 October 1961
Location
	Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof Location within Saxony Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof Location within Germany Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof Location within Europe

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof (Leipzig Bavarian station) is Germany's oldest preserved railway station, located in Leipzig, Germany. The station first opened in 1842 for the Leipzig–Hof railway by the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company (German: Sächsisch-Baierschen Eisenbahn-Compagnie), later taken over by the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen) and operated as the Saxon-Bavarian State Railways (Sächsisch-Bayerische Staatseisenbahn).

The new underground platforms

The station was closed in 2001 for the construction of the Leipzig City Tunnel. It re-opened on 15 December 2013 after the completion of the tunnel. Since then it is integrated into S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland system. The new station is built directly underneath the site of the former station.

Train services

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof station is served by 7 out of 10 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
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz toward Leipzig Miltitzer Allee	S 1	Leipzig MDR toward Leipzig-Stötteritz
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz toward Dessau Hbf or Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf	S 2	Leipzig MDR toward Leipzig-Stötteritz
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz toward Halle-Trotha	S 3	Leipzig MDR toward Wurzen
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz toward Hoyerswerda	S 4	Leipzig MDR toward Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz toward Halle (Saale) Hbf	S 5	Leipzig MDR toward Zwickau Hbf
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz toward Halle (Saale) Hbf	S 5X	Leipzig MDR toward Zwickau Hbf
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz toward Leipzig Messe	S 6	Leipzig MDR toward Geithain

References

Timetables for Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof (in German)

External links

Media related to old station at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to new station at Wikimedia Commons
City Tunnel website

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[1] Timetables for Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof (in German)