Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof

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).

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
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Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51°19′45″N 12°22′54″E
Line(s)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code8099
DS100 codeLLB
Category5
History
Opened19 September 1842
15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Closed10 June 2001
Electrified2 October 1961 (1961-10-02)
Location
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Location within Saxony
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Location within Germany
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Location within Europe
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
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
toward Leipzig Messe
S 6
toward Geithain

References
  1. Timetables for Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof (in German)


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