DS100 code LLMK Electrified at opening Opened 15 December 2013 | Station code 8097 Category 5 | |
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Location Leipzig, SaxonyGermany Similar Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof, Leipzig‑Gohlis railway station, Leipzig MDR railway st, Leipzig Wilhelm‑Leuschner‑Platz railway st, Leipzig Hauptbahnhof | ||
Leipzig Markt is a new central 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 to the city centre.
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Train services
Leipzig Markt 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.
Design
Located 22 m underground, Leipzig Markt station has a 140 m long island platform. There are two entrances, in the north and south of the market square. The south entrance is the renovated Art Deco original entrance to a former underground exhibition hall dating from 1925. The side walls have a facade of terracotta slabs, while front and rear station walls and the service rooms on the platform have ceramic decoration.