page_title: Leipzig–Hof railway
section_title: Stations
hierarchical_section_title: Leipzig–Hof railway / Route / Stations
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bayerischer Bahnhof in Leipzig, Bayrischer Platz Nr. 1 um 1890.
context_page_description: The Leipzig–Hof railway is a two-track main line in the German states of Saxony, Thuringia and Bavaria, originally built and operated by the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company. It runs from Leipzig through Altenburg, the Werdau wye junction, Reichenbach and Plauen to Hof. The Werdau–Hof section is part of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line, the line connecting Dresden and Nuremberg. Its first section opened in 1842 and it is one of the oldest railways in Germany.
  As a result of the division of Germany after the Second World War, the line lost considerable importance. Even after German reunification in 1989/90, the line has not been able to regain its former importance, especially as government policy gave preference to the extensive upgrade of the parallel Großheringen–Saalfeld railway. The remaining long-distance services ended In 2006.
context_section_description: Leipzig Bayer Bf (51°19′38″N 12°22′57″E)
  The station was built to the plans of Eduard Pötzsch. Although the section of the line to Altenburg was commissioned in 1842, the station was not completed to 1844. In the following decades the station was expanded several times to cope with the strongly growing traffic. With the opening of Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, the station lost considerable importance since all long-distance traffic was now handled at the main station.
  Leipzig MDR (51°19′12″N 12°23′11″E)
  The above-ground Leipzig MDR station, which opened on 15 December 2013, is outside the Leipzig City Tunnel, but still in the cutting leading to its southern ramp. It is part of the southern connection from the city tunnel to the existing network. Its planning name was Semmelweisstraße. Two 140 metre-long side platforms were built, which are located directly south of Semmelweisstraße, a street that was recently built to connect Kurt-Eisner-Strasse with Zwickauer Straße. Access to the platforms is by stairs and ramps.
  Leipzig-Connewitz (51°18′01″N 12°23′09″E)
  Leipzig-Connewitz station opened on 10 July 1889 as Connewitz loading point (Ladestelle). The connection from Connewitz to Leipzig was opened in 1891. The station was opened on 1 November 1893 as a halt (Haltestelle) and renamed Leipzig-Connewitz in 1897. The halt was reclassified as a station in 1905.
  The station is a railway junction in southern Leipzig. Between 1888 and 1925, the Leipzig-Connewitz–Plagwitz railway connected the industrial area of Plagwitz to the Saxon State Railways network. Between 1876 and 2012, the Leipzig Hbf–Leipzig-Connewitz railway (known as the Zweite Verbindungsbahn—"second connecting railway") ran from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (called Leipzig-Dresdener Bahnhof until 1915). The section of the Engelsdorf–Leipzig-Connewitz railway (which was opened in 1906) between the former Tabakmühle junction and Leipzig-Connewitz was closed in 2012 and dismantled with the opening of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland in 2013. Leipzig-Connewitz was the starting point of the Leipzig–Hof line during the reconstruction of the line to connect with the new City Tunnel. The remaining part of the Leipzig Hbf–Leipzig-Connewitz route from Stötteritz runs past the station. The S-Bahn trains run between Connewitz and Gaschwitz over the suburban tracks, line number 6377. There are platforms on the suburban tracks only, which were built on the location of the former long-distance tracks and opened in 2013.
  Markkleeberg-Nord (51°17′17″N 12°22′20″E)
  Markkleeberg-Nord halt was opened with the commissioning of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland on 15 December 2013. It is served by lines S2, S3, S5 and S5X. It is located on the suburban tracks, line number 6377, and because of the space needed for the platform, the main line between Leipzig-Connewitz and Gaschwitz has been reduced to one track since 2013.
  Markkleeberg (51°16′45″N 12°22′21″E)
  Markkleeberg halt was opened on 1 July 1889 under the name of  Oetzsch. It has had the following names:
  until 1905: Oetzsch
  until 1924: Ötzsch
  until 1934: Oetzsch
  since 1934: Markkleeberg
  After Oetzsch and Markkleeberg had united to form Oetzsch-Markkleeberg in 1915, the station retained the name of Oetzsch. It was only with the incorporation of the new town of Markkleeberg that it was renamed to Markkleeberg. In 1969, the station was integrated in the Leipzig S-Bahn network, which since 2013 has formed part of the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland. The halt is served by lines S2, S3, S5 and S5X. Since 2013, there have been no platforms on the main line.
  Markkleeberg-Großstädteln (51°15′45″N 12°22′34″E)
  Großstädteln halt was opened on 1 November 1907. With the integration of Großstädteln into the municipality of Markkleeberg on 1 November 1937, it was renamed Markkleeberg-Großstädteln. From 1879 to the cessation of passenger traffic in 2002, Großstädteln was also a stop on the Leipzig-Plagwitz–Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz railway. The halt has been served since 15 December 2013 by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland (lines S2, S3, S5 and S5X).
  Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz (51°15′00″N 12°
caption: North side of the Bayerischer Bahnhof, about 1900
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