Railway station in Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal
New Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal railway station, which opened in December 2013 with access from Prager Straße , view towards southeast. In the background the old Fair bridge with Straße des 18. Oktober can be seen, the old station was located behind the bridge on the very left track.
Location Leipzig , Saxony GermanyCoordinates 51°19′07″N 12°24′21″E / 51.318476°N 12.405936°E / 51.318476; 12.405936 Line(s) Platforms 2 Station code 3632 Category 6[ 1] Fare zone MDV : 110[ 2] [ 3] Opened 3 March 1968; 56 years ago (1968-03-03 ) Electrified at opening Previous names 1968-1970 Technische Messe 1970-1989 Messegelände 1989-1996 Leipzig Messegelände
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
S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland services currently call at the station.[ 4]
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