page_title: Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
hierarchical_section_title: Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
caption_attribution_description: English: Leipzig Main Station.Deutsch: Bahnhof Leipzig Hbf während der Bauzeit des Stadttunnels, auffällig sind die fehlenden Gleise auf der Westseite und im Magdeburg-Thüringer Bahnhof.
context_page_description: Leipzig Hauptbahnhof is the central railway terminus in Leipzig, Germany. At 83,460 square metres, 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 metres long facade. Two Leipzig City Tunnel platforms were inaugurated in December 2013.
  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 2020 Leipzig Hauptbahnhof was ranked as the best railway station in Germany and the third-best in Europe by Consumer Choice Center.
context_section_description: Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Leipzig main station, IATA: XIT) is the central railway terminus in Leipzig, Germany. 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 metres (978 ft) long facade. Two Leipzig City Tunnel platforms were inaugurated in December 2013.
  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 2020 Leipzig Hauptbahnhof was ranked as the best railway station in Germany and the third-best in Europe (only surpassed by St Pancras railway station and Zürich Hauptbahnhof) by Consumer Choice Center.
caption: View from City-Hochhaus
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