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Leipzig's Central Railway Station is one of the biggest railway stations in Europe. It is also called a "Cathedral of Transportation".
In 1839 the first long-distance railway in Germany connected Leipzig and Dresden. Soon after the so called "Dresdner Bahnhof" the Magdeburger, Thüringer and Berliner railway stations were built. The German states Prussia and Saxony agreed that a new station had to be built - but all the facilities were doubled: one for Saxony, the other for Prussia. The new station was erected in the years 1902 to 1915 and badly damaged in WWII.
After the wall came down the building was reconstructed. In addition to its function as a railway station it became an excellent shopping centre. Leave a Comment Directions: North of the old town.
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Leipzig has a prestigious railroad history. It was the terminal of Germany's first long distance railway line, from Dresden to Leipzig, and soon became a hub of Central European railway traffic. It's famous old station has been renovated since the old East German times, and the massive new station is the biggest of its kind in Europe.
It's impressive architecture can be seen when passing through on the ICE route from Munich to Berlin, although you are not actually passing through at all, as it is a terminal station. The huge building contains not only the station, but a multistoried complex of shops and restaraunts. It's one of the nicest places to change trains in Europe. Leave a Comment Address: Willy-Brandt-Platz
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The train station(Hauptbahnhof) in Leipzig is one of largest terminal stations in Europe with 26 platforms. The modern building renovated in 1998 but originally it was built in 1915 replacing some smaller stations. Bombs during World War II caused serious damages on the building.
It houses over than 130 shops so you can spend some time there while you wait for your train. For me it’s like an airport (that I usually get bored) so I preferred to spend all my time in the Old Town. There are several cafes to drink something of have a light meal.
Opposite the Train station is the Tourist Information and in front of the station is the starting point of many tram and bus lines of the city.
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Rather like airports, which seem to often be large shopping centres with a few piers added for planes, the Central station feels like large shopping centre (140+ stores) with a few platforms added.
It is of course the other way round : This massive space had a makeover a few years back and a ultra-modern shopping centre was squeezed into the insides of this early 20th Century monster.
You can still get something of the granduer of the place by looking up at the massive barrell-type roof or wandering out onto one of the platforms.
I would also recommend visiting the "Mango" Store in the middle of the centre which retains some orginal features such as staircases and magnificent ceilings.
Platform 24 also has some old rolling stock which is worth a look. As far as I could work out, these are a permanent exhibition. Leave a Comment Address: Hauptbahnhof
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The Central Station Promenades are one of Germany's most modern shopping- and service centres. Covering about 30,000 square meters on three levels, they offer a multitude of choice, with about 140 shops. There are also new direct access facilities for cars and car parking on two purpose-built parking decks. Leave a Comment
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Do some shopping in the lovely shopping centre in the station building. Leave a Comment
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Leipzig railway station is biggest in Germany. It connects railways of east and west, so you can get almost anywhere from Leipzig with train.
The railway station is also a huge shopping centre, and there are also some fast food restaurants (pasta, chinese, hamburgers,...).
I recommend warmly Aldi's super market, which is downstairs. We were just laughing at the low prices, maybe because everything is so damn expensive here in Finland. Leave a Comment Address: Well, it is the centre of Leipzig.
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The Leipzig train station is one of the biggest in the world. I found it very impressive and pretty and loved to be there!
There's also a large shopping centre at the train station with some good food places. Leave a Comment
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