Leipzig MDR is a railway station in the city of Leipzig, Germany. It was built as part of the Leipzig City Tunnel project and opened on December 15, 2013, enabling passengers to travel directly by rail from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof through the city centre to destinations south of the city.MDR stands for Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, a TV broadcaster located near the station.Train servicesLeipzig MDR station is served by 6 out of 7 S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland lines. Planners hope that the high frequency service and fast journey times will increase passenger capacity on the city's public transport and thus relieve road traffic in the city.The following services currently call at the station:Leipzig S-Bahn services Leipzig Miltitzer Allee - Leipzig Hbf - Wurzen (- Riesa)Leipzig S-Bahn services Leipzig Messe - Leipzig Hbf - Leipzig-StötteritzLeipzig S-Bahn services Bitterfeld - Delitzsch - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg-GaschwitzLeipzig S-Bahn services Halle - Leipzig Hbf - Leipzig-StötteritzLeipzig S-Bahn services Hoyerswerda - Falkenberg - Eilenburg - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg - Borna - GeithainLeipzig S-Bahn services Leipzig/Halle Airport - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg - Altenburg - ZwickauLeipzig S-Bahn services Halle - Leipzig/Halle Airport - Leipzig Hbf - Markkleeberg - Altenburg - ZwickauExternal linksCity Tunnel website