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Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal station

Coordinates: 51°19′07″N 12°24′21″E / 51.318476°N 12.405936°E / 51.318476; 12.405936
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Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal
Deutsche Bahn
Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal station, which opened in December 2013 with access from Prager Straße, view towards southeast.
General information
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51°19′07″N 12°24′21″E / 51.318476°N 12.405936°E / 51.318476; 12.405936
Line(s)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code3632
Category6[1]
Fare zoneMDV: 110[2][3]
History
Opened3 March 1968; 57 years ago (1968-03-03)
Electrifiedat opening
Previous names1968–1970 Technische Messe
1970–1989 Messegelände
1989–1996 Leipzig Messegelände
Services
Preceding station Mitteldeutschland S-Bahn Following station
Leipzig MDR S 1 Leipzig-Stötteritz
Terminus
Leipzig MDR S 2
Leipzig MDR S 3 Leipzig-Stötteritz
towards Wurzen or Oschatz

Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal is a railway station in the city of Leipzig, Germany. The station was opened in 1968 and located on the Leipzig Hbf–Leipzig-Connewitz railway until its closure in November 2012. As part of City Tunnel network enhancements it was rebuilt thereafter a few meters northeast at the former Leipzig-Stötteritz–Leipzig-Engelsdorf section of the Leipzig Freight Ring and reopened along with Leipzig City Tunnel on 15 December 2013.

The station is served by S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland since then, train services are operated by DB Regio.

The station is located near the Monument to the Battle of the Nations (German: Völkerschlachtdenkmal).

Train services

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S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland services currently call at the station.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB InfraGO. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  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-Völkerschlachtdenkmal station (in German)
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