Leipzig MDR station
Leipzig MDR is a 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 through the city centre to destinations south of the city.
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Leipzig MDR railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Semmelweisstraße 2, Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°19′12″N 12°23′11″E / 51.31994°N 12.38644°E |
| Owned by | DB Netz |
| Operated by | DB Station&Service |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 8100[1] |
| DS100 code | LMDR |
| IBNR | 8012187 |
| Category | 6[1] |
| Fare zone | MDV: 110[2] |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 2013 |
| Electrified | at opening |
| Location | |
Leipzig MDR Location within Saxony Leipzig MDR Location within Germany Leipzig MDR Location within Europe | |
The station is in the cutting running from the southern ramp of the City Tunnel. Its planning name was Semmelweisstraße. It consists of two 140 metre-long side platforms that are located directly south of Semmelweisstraße, which crosses the railway tracks here; this street was recently built to connect Kurt-Eisner-Straße with Zwickauer Straße. Access to the platforms is by stairs and ramps.
MDR stands for Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, a public broadcaster located near the station.
Train services edit
Leipzig MDR station is served by seven of the ten 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:[3]
| Preceding station | S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | S 1 | Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal towards Leipzig-Stötteritz | ||
| Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Dessau Hbf or Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf | S 2 | |||
| Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Halle-Nietleben | S 3 | Leipzig-Connewitz towards Wurzen or Oschatz | ||
| Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Hoyerswerda | S 4 | Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal towards Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz | ||
| Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Halle (Saale) Hbf | S 5 | Leipzig-Connewitz towards Zwickau Hbf | ||
| S 5x | ||||
| Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Leipzig Messe | S 6 | Leipzig-Connewitz towards Geithain | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Tarifzonenplan" (PDF). Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Timetables for Leipzig MDR station (in German)
External links edit
- Media related to Haltepunkt Leipzig MDR at Wikimedia Commons
- City Tunnel website