Leipzig Messe (German: Bahnhof Leipzig Messe) is a railway station located in Leipzig, Germany, serving the Leipzig Trade Fair. The station is located on the Trebnitz–Leipzig railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn. Since December 2013 the station is served by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland.

Leipzig Messe
Deutsche Bahn
Bf
Leipzig Messe railway station
General information
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
Germany
Coordinates51°23′45″N 12°23′22″E / 51.39583°N 12.38944°E / 51.39583; 12.38944
Line(s)
Platforms4
Other information
Station code7848
DS100 codeLNW
Category3
Fare zoneMDV: 110[1]
History
Opened1 January 1908; 116 years ago (1908-01-01)
Electrified1914-1914[Note 1]
1921-1946[Note 2]
9 June 1958; 66 years ago (1958-06-09)
Previous names1908-1996 Neuwiederitzsch
1996-2003 Neuwiederitzsch-Leipziger Messe
2003-2008 Leipzig Neue Messe
Services
Preceding station S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland Following station
Rackwitz S 2 Leipzig Essener Straße
Leipzig/Halle Airport S 5 Leipzig Hbf
towards Zwickau Hbf
S 5x
Terminus S 6 Leipzig Essener Straße
towards Geithain
Preceding station DB Regio Südost Following station
Delitzsch unt Bf RE 13 Leipzig Hbf
Terminus
Location
Leipzig Messe is located in Saxony
Leipzig Messe
Leipzig Messe
Location within Saxony
Leipzig Messe is located in Germany
Leipzig Messe
Leipzig Messe
Location within Germany
Leipzig Messe is located in Europe
Leipzig Messe
Leipzig Messe
Location within Europe

Train services

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The following services currently call at the station:[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Since 1915 catenaries were dismantled to gain copper for war production.
  2. ^ Since 1946 catenaries and overhead line masts were dismantled as Soviet war reparations.

References

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  1. ^ "Tarifzonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund GmbH. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ Timetables for Leipzig Messe station (in German)