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Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station

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S Bahn Mitteldeutschland. Talent 2,008,Station Leipzig Wilhelm Leuschner Platz
S Bahn Mitteldeutschland. Talent 2,008,Station Leipzig Wilhelm Leuschner Platz

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.

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Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz railway station
Roßplatz, Leipzig center south (Mitte)

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Roßplatz
04107 Leipzig, center south (Mitte)
Saxony, Germany
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S Bahn Mitteldeutschland. Talent 2,008,Station Leipzig Wilhelm Leuschner Platz
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