Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Leipzig main station, IATA: XIT) is the central railway terminus in Leipzig, Germany, in the district Mitte. At 83,460 square metres (898,400 sq ft), it is Europe's largest railway station measured by floor area. It has 19 overground platforms housed in six iron train sheds, a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches, and a 298-metre-long (978 ft) facade at the northeastern section of the Inner City Ring Road. The two Leipzig City Tunnel platforms were inaugurated in December 2013.
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View from City-Hochhaus | |
| General information | |
| Location | Willy-Brandt-Platz 5, Leipzig, Saxony Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°20′43″N 12°22′56″E |
| Owned by | Deutsche Bahn |
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| Platforms | 21 long distance platforms (19 + 2 City Tunnel) |
| Construction | |
| Architect | William Lossow Max Hans Kühne |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 3631 |
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| Category | 1 |
| Fare zone | MDV: 110 |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 4 December 1915 |
| Electrified | 1922-1946 9 June 1958 |
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The station is operated by DB Station&Service, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, and is classified as a Category 1 station, one of twenty in Germany. It also functions as a large shopping centre. Train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn, S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland, Erfurter Bahn and Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn. As of 2008, Leipzig Hauptbahnhof handled an average of 120,000 passengers per day.
In 2021, Leipzig Hauptbahnhof was ranked the best railway station in Europe.