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.

Leipzig MDR
Deutsche Bahn
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Leipzig MDR railway station
General information
LocationSemmelweisstraße 2, Leipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51°19′12″N 12°23′11″E / 51.31994°N 12.38644°E / 51.31994; 12.38644
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8100[1]
DS100 codeLMDR
IBNR8012187
Category6[1]
Fare zoneMDV: 110[2][3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened15 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-15)
Electrifiedat opening
Location
Leipzig MDR is located in Saxony
Leipzig MDR
Leipzig MDR
Location within Saxony
Leipzig MDR is located in Germany
Leipzig MDR
Leipzig MDR
Location within Germany
Leipzig MDR is located in Europe
Leipzig MDR
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

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Leipzig MDR station is served by seven of the ten 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:[4]

Preceding station S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland Following station
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof S 1 Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof S 2
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof S 3 Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal
towards Wurzen or Oschatz
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof S 4 Leipzig-Connewitz
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof S 5 Leipzig-Connewitz
towards Zwickau Hbf
S 5x
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof S 6 Leipzig-Connewitz
towards Geithain

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Tarifzonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund GmbH. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Open Data: Haltestellen im MDV" (CSV) (in German). Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund GmbH. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ Timetables for Leipzig MDR station (in German)
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