Leipzig-Leutzsch station
Railway station in Leipzig, Germany
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Leipzig-Leutzsch (German: Bahnhof Leipzig-Leutzsch) is a railway station located in Leipzig, Germany. The station is located on the junction of the Leipzig–Großkorbetha railway and Leipzig–Probstzella railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn. Since December 2013 the station has been served by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland.
Coordinates51°21′11″N 12°18′13″E
Platforms4
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| Location | Leipzig, Saxony Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°21′11″N 12°18′13″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 3642 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MDV: 110[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 March 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1942–1946[Note 1] 26 May 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | 1856–1885 Barneck 1885–1922 Leutzsch | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The railway station underwent major renovations in 2008, when a new entrance was built on Georg-Schwarz-Straße, along with three new 140 m platforms. The old station building is located further north-east, on Am Ritterschlößchen, opposite the intersection with Am Sportpark.
Gallery
Track 3 and 4 in 2013.
The old station building in 2009.
The old platforms in 2009.
Notes
- Since 1946 catenaries and overhead line masts were dismantled as Soviet war reparations.
