Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal | |
Native Name Lang: | de |
Symbol: | rail |
Symbol Location: | de |
Symbol2: | s |
Symbol Location2: | Mitteldeutschland |
Type: | Bf |
Borough: | Leipzig, Saxony |
Country: | Germany |
Coordinates: | 51.3185°N 12.4059°W |
Platforms: | 2 |
Zone: | MDV |
Former: | 1968-1970 Technische Messe 1970-1989 Messegelände 1989-1996 Leipzig Messegelände |
Electrified: | at opening |
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 (de|Völkerschlachtdenkmal).
S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland services currently call at the station.[3]