Leipzig MDR railway station

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 15 December 2013, enabling passengers to travel directly by rail from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof through the city centre to destinations south of the city.

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Leipzig MDR railway station
LocationSemmelweisstraße 2, Leipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51°19′12″N 12°23′11″E
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code8100[1]
DS100 codeLMDR
IBNR8012187
Category6[1]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Electrifiedat opening
Location
Leipzig MDR
Location within Saxony
Leipzig MDR
Location within Germany
Leipzig MDR
Location within Europe

The station is in the cutting running from the southern ramp of the City Tunnel. Its planning name was Semmelweisstraße. It consists of two 140 metre-long side platforms that are located directly south of Semmelweisstraße, which crosses the railway tracks here; this street was recently built to connect Kurt-Eisner-Strasse with Zwickauer Straße. Access to the platforms is by stairs and ramps.

MDR stands for Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, a public broadcaster located near the station.

Train services

Leipzig MDR station is served by 7 out of 10 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:[2]

Preceding station   S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland   Following station
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
S 1
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
S 2
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
toward Halle-Trotha
S 3
toward Wurzen
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
toward Hoyerswerda
S 4
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
S 5
toward Zwickau Hbf
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
S 5X
toward Zwickau Hbf
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
toward Leipzig Messe
S 6
toward Geithain

References
  1. "Stationspreisliste 2020" [Station price list 2020] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. Timetables for Leipzig MDR station (in German)
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