Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof (Leipzig Bavarian station) is Germany's oldest preserved railway station, located in Leipzig, Germany, in the southeastern part of the district Mitte. The station was first opened in 1842 for the Leipzig–Hof railway by the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company (German: Sächsisch-Baierschen Eisenbahn-Compagnie), later taken over by the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen) and operated as the Saxon-Bavarian State Railways (Sächsisch-Bayerische Staatseisenbahn).

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
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Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
General information
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51°19′45″N 12°22′54″E
Line(s)
Platforms2
Other information
Station code8099
DS100 codeLLB
Category5
Fare zoneMDV: 110[1]
History
Opened19 September 1842
15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Closed10 June 2001
Electrified2 October 1961 (1961-10-02)
Location
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof is located in Saxony
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Location within Saxony
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof is located in Germany
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Location within Germany
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof is located in Europe
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof
Location within Europe
The new underground platforms

The station was closed in 2001 for the construction of the Leipzig City Tunnel. It re-opened on 15 December 2013 after the completion of the tunnel. Since then it has been integrated into S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland system. The new station is built directly underneath the site of the former station.

The buildings on the west side of the station were renovated in 1999 and are now used by the Bayerischer Bahnhof Gose Brewery and Gasthaus.[2]

Train services

Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof 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:[3]

Preceding station S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland Following station
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz S 1 Leipzig MDR
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz S 2
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
towards Halle-Nietleben
S 3 Leipzig MDR
towards Wurzen or Oschatz
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
towards Hoyerswerda
S 4 Leipzig MDR
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz S 5 Leipzig MDR
towards Zwickau Hbf
S 5x
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz S 6 Leipzig MDR
towards Geithain

References

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