Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz is an underground 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.

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station
General information
Location	Leipzig, Saxony Germany
Coordinates	51.335537°N 12.37531°E / 51.335537; 12.37531
Line(s)	Leipzig City Tunnel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	8098
DS100 code	LLWP
Category	5
Fare zone	MDV: 110[1][2]
History
Opened	15 December 2013; 11 years ago (2013-12-15)
Electrified	at opening
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City Tunnel route

Train services

Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz 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	Mitteldeutschland S-Bahn			Following station
Leipzig Markt towards Leipzig Miltitzer Allee		S 1		Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Leipzig-Stötteritz
Leipzig Markt towards Dessau Hbf or Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf		S 2
Leipzig Markt towards Halle-Nietleben		S 3		Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Wurzen or Oschatz
Leipzig Markt towards Falkenberg (Elster)		S 4		Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz
Leipzig Markt towards Halle (Saale) Hbf		S 5		Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Zwickau Hbf
		S 5x
Leipzig Markt towards Leipzig Messe		S 6		Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof towards Geithain

Tram services

• 2
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 14

Design

Located 20 m underground, Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station has a 140 m long island platform. There are two entrances, north and south of the Martin Luther Ring-Road.