Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal station
Leipzig-Völkerschlachtdenkmal station, which opened in December 2013 with access from Prager Straße, view towards southeast. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Leipzig, Saxony Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°19′07″N 12°24′21″E / 51.318476°N 12.405936°E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 3632 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MDV: 110 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | at opening | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | 1968–1970 Technische Messe 1970–1989 Messegelände 1989–1996 Leipzig Messegelände | |||||||||||||||||||
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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).