Leipzig-Thekla railway station

Leipzig-Thekla (German: Bahnhof Leipzig-Thekla) is a railway station located in Leipzig, Germany. The station is located on the connection of Leipzig–Eilenburg railway and Leipzig-Wahren–Leipzig-Engelsdorf railway, part of the Leipzig Freight Ring. Passenger services are operated by DB Regio. Since December 2013 the station is served by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland.

Leipzig-Thekla
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Leipzig-Thekla railway station (2012)
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51.2217°N 12.2551°E / 51.2217; 12.2551
Line(s)
Platforms2
History
Opened1 May 1906 (1906-05-01)
Electrified1914-1914[1]
1921-1946[2]
17 October 1958 (1958-10-17)
Previous names1906-1931 Thekla

Train services

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

Preceding station   S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland   Following station
Leipzig-Heiterblick
toward Hoyerswerda
S 4
Leipzig Nord

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-Thekla station (in German)
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