Leipzig Messe station

Leipzig Messe (German: Bahnhof Leipzig Messe) is a railway station located in Leipzig, Germany, serving the Leipzig Trade Fair. The station is located on the Trebnitz–Leipzig railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn. Since December 2013 the station is served by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland.

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Leipzig Messe railway station
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51°23′45″N 12°23′22″E
Line(s)
Platforms4
Other information
Station code7848
DS100 codeLNW
Category3
History
Opened1 January 1908 (1908-01-01)
Electrified1914-1914[1]
1921-1946[2]
9 June 1958 (1958-06-09)
Previous names1908-1996 Neuwiederitzsch
1996-2003 Neuwiederitzsch-Leipziger Messe
2003-2008 Leipzig Neue Messe
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio Südost   Following station
RE 13
via Dessau
Terminus
Preceding station   S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland   Following station
Rackwitz
S 2
Leipzig Essener Straße
S 5
toward Zwickau Hbf
S 5X
toward Zwickau Hbf
TerminusS 6
Leipzig Essener Straße
toward Geithain
Location
Leipzig Messe
Location within Saxony
Leipzig Messe
Location within Germany
Leipzig Messe
Location within Europe

Train services

The following services currently call at the station:[3]

References

  1. Since 1915 catenaries were dismantled to gain cupper for war production.
  2. Since 1946 catenaries and overhead line masts were dismantled as Soviet war reparations.
  3. Timetables for Leipzig Messe station (in German)
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