Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal railway station
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.
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.jpg.webp) 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 | 51.318476°N 12.405936°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 3632 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | at opening | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | 1968-1970 Technische Messe 1970-1989 Messegelände 1989-1996 Leipzig Messegelände | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Preceding station | S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland | Following station | ||
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toward Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | S 1 | Terminus |
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| S 2 | Terminus |
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toward Hoyerswerda | S 4 | toward Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz |
References
- "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Timetables for Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal station (in German)
External links
Media related to old Leipzig Völkerschlachdenkmal railway station (until 2012) at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to new Leipzig Völkerschlachdenkmal railway station (since 2013) at Wikimedia Commons
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