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Leipzig-Engelsdorf marshalling yard

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Leipzig Engelsdorf Gueterbahnhof2
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Leipzig-Engelsdorf marshalling yard (Bahnhof Leipzig-Engelsdorf) is the central marshalling yard in the Leipzig rail node in the German state of Saxony. Until it was closed in 1994, there was also a marshalling yard at Leipzig-Wahren station. It is located on the Leipzig–Dresden, Engelsdorf–Leipzig-Connewitz and Leipzig-Wahren–Engelsdorf railways in the Leipzig suburb of Engelsdorf. The halts of Leipzig Werkstättenstraße (on the Leipzig–Geithain railway) and Leipzig-Engelsdorf Hp (Haltepunkte, on the Leipzig–Dresden railway) are located in the marshalling yard area. It was called Bahnhof Engelsdorf (b Leipzig) until December 2016.

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Alte Schmiede, Leipzig Paunsdorf (Ost)

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N 51.344 ° E 12.4696 °
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Engelsdorf B8

Alte Schmiede
04319 Leipzig, Paunsdorf (Ost)
Saxony, Germany
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