Leipzig MDR railway station

Leipzig MDR
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Leipzig MDR railway station
Location Leipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates 51°11′29″N 12°13′52″E / 51.1913°N 12.2311°E / 51.1913; 12.2311Coordinates: 51°11′29″N 12°13′52″E / 51.1913°N 12.2311°E / 51.1913; 12.2311
Line(s)
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code 8100
DS100 codeLMDR
Category6

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
S 1
S 2
toward Halle-Trotha
S 3
toward Geithain
toward Hoyerswerda
S 4
toward Wurzen
S 5
toward Zwickau Hbf
S 5X
toward Zwickau Hbf

References

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