Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
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	Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station
General information
Location	Leipzig, Saxony; Germany
Coordinates	51°12′03″N 12°13′25″E / 51.2007°N 12.2235°E
Line(s)	Leipzig City Tunnel;
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	8098
DS100 code	LLWP
Category	5

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz is a new central railway station in the city of Leipzig, Germany. It was built as part of the Leipzig City Tunnel project and opened on 15 December 2013, enabling passengers to travel directly by rail from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof to the city centre.

Train services

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz 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]

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Tram services

2
8
9
10
11
14

Design

Located 20 m underground, Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station has a 140 m long island platform. There are two entrances, north and south of the Martin Luther Ring-Road.

References

^ Timetables for Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station Template:De icon

External links

Media related to Bahnhof Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz at Wikimedia Commons
City Tunnel website

[1] Timetables for Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station Template:De icon

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