Leipzig MDR railway station
Leipzig MDR | |
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| Hp | |
 Leipzig MDR railway station | |
| Location |
Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°11′29″N 12°13′52″E / 51.1913°N 12.2311°ECoordinates: 51°11′29″N 12°13′52″E / 51.1913°N 12.2311°E |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 8100 |
| DS100 code | LMDR |
| Category | 6 |
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 December 15, 2013, enabling passengers to travel directly by rail from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof through the city centre to destinations south of the city.
MDR stands for Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, a TV broadcaster located near the station.
Train services
Leipzig MDR station is served by 6 out of 7 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Leipzig Miltitzer Allee | S 1 | toward Leipzig-Stötteritz |
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toward Dessau Hauptbahnhof | S 2 | toward Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz |
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toward Halle-Trotha | S 3 | toward Geithain |
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toward Hoyerswerda | S 4 | toward Wurzen |
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toward Halle (Saale) Hbf | S 5 | toward Zwickau Hbf |
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toward Leipzig/Halle Airport | S 5X | toward Zwickau Hbf |
References
- ↑ Timetables for Leipzig MDR station (German)
External links
Media related to Haltepunkt Leipzig MDR at Wikimedia Commons- City Tunnel website
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