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Leipzig MDR railway station

Leipzig MDR
SS-Bahn
Hp
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Leipzig MDR railway station
Location Semmelweisstraße 2, Leipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates 51°19′12″N 12°23′11″E / 51.31994°N 12.38644°E / 51.31994; 12.38644Coordinates: 51°19′12″N 12°23′11″E / 51.31994°N 12.38644°E / 51.31994; 12.38644
Line(s)
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code 8100
DS100 code LMDR
IBNR 8012187
Category 6
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened 15 December 2013; 3 years ago (2013-12-15)
Electrified at opening

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.

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 TV broadcaster located near the station.

Leipzig MDR 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:


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