Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
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.jpg) Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof | |
| Location | Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°19′45″N 12°22′54″E / 51.329167°N 12.381667°E |
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| Platforms | 2 |
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| Station code | 8099 |
| DS100 code | LLB |
| Category | 5 |
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| Opened | 19 September 1842 15 December 2013 |
| Closed | 10 June 2001 |
| Electrified | 2 October 1961 |
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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 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 | ||
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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