Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station

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.

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
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Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51.335537°N 12.37531°E / 51.335537; 12.37531
Line(s)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code8098
DS100 codeLLWP
Category5
History
Opened15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Electrifiedat opening
Location
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
Location within Saxony
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
Location within Germany
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
Location within Europe
City Tunnel route

Train services

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz 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
S 1
S 2
toward Halle-Trotha
S 3
toward Wurzen
toward Hoyerswerda
S 4
S 5
toward Zwickau Hbf
S 5X
toward Zwickau Hbf
S 6
toward Geithain

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
  1. Timetables for Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station (in German)
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