Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal railway station

Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal
Deutsche Bahn S
Bf
New Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal railway station, which opened in December 2013 with access from Prager Straße, view towards southeast. In the background the old Fair bridge with Straße des 18. Oktober can be seen, the old station was located behind the bridge on the very left track.
Location Leipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates 51°11′27″N 12°14′33″E / 51.1908°N 12.2425°E / 51.1908; 12.2425Coordinates: 51°11′27″N 12°14′33″E / 51.1908°N 12.2425°E / 51.1908; 12.2425
Line(s)
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code 3632
Category6[1]
History
Opened 3 March 1968 (1968-03-03)
Electrified at opening
Previous names 1968-1970 Technische Messe
1970-1989 Messegelände
1989-1996 Leipzig Messegelände
Services
Preceding station   S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland   Following station
S 1
Terminus
toward Dessau or Lutherstadt Wittenberg
S 2
Terminus
toward Hoyerswerda
S 4
toward Wurzen

Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal is a railway station in the city of Leipzig, Germany. The station was opened in 1968 and located on the Leipzig Hbf–Leipzig-Connewitz railway until its closure in November 2012. As part of City Tunnel network enhancements it was rebuilt thereafter a few meters northeast at the former Leipzig-Stötteritz–Leipzig-Engelsdorf section of the Leipzig Freight Ring and reopened along with Leipzig City Tunnel on 15 December 2013.

The station is served by S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland since then, train services are operated by DB Regio.

The station is located near the Monument to the Battle of the Nations (German: Völkerschlachtdenkmal).

Train services

The following services currently call at the station:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Stationspreisliste 2018" [Station price list 2018] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Timetables for Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal station (in German)
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