Leipzig Long-Distance Bus Terminal
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The Leipzig Long-Distance Bus Terminal (Fernbusterminal Leipzig) is the central bus station for Intercity bus services in Leipzig, Germany. It opened in 2018[1] and is located on the east side of the main train station.
Description
[edit]The nine bus gates are located on the ground floor of a multistorey car park with 553 parking spaces; two additional bus gates are outside. The car park and the long-distance bus terminal are operated by Goldbeck Parking Services.[2] The bus entrance is on the western side, on the street called Sachsenseite; on the eastern side, the terminal building is bordered by Brandenburger Strasse. The main train station is a few meters away, as are two hotels that were built in direct connection with the long-distance bus terminal.[3]
Sanitary facilities, retail, restaurants, and a 700 square metres (7,535 sq ft) service area were integrated into the terminal. It, along with the two hotels, was planned, financed, built, and marketed by the private project developer S&G Development GmbH.[4] The investment costs for the long-distance bus terminal are estimated at €17 million, and for the hotels at a further €72 million.[5]
Bus service
[edit]After one year it was reported in 2019[6] that a total of 27,900 long-distance buses had stopped at the terminal, which corresponds to an average passenger volume of around 125,000 passengers per month. In the same year, 27 different bus companies, including FlixBus as the main user, used the terminal, including long-distance bus lines from other European countries such as Euroclub, Eurolines, Leo Express and Alvators.[6] From a transport perspective, the sources[7] emphasize the intermodal passenger transport means at this location (long-distance buses in the terminal, long-distance trains in the main station, S-Bahn in the Leipzig City Tunnel, the trams interchange in front of Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, as well as parking spaces in the multi-storey car park, bicycle rentals, carsharing, rental cars).
Architecture
[edit]The Dortmund-based architectural firm Gerber Architekten won an international architectural design competition.[8] The most striking feature of the terminal building is the partially translucent steel cladding,[7] which has been described as elegant, timeless, and unobtrusive.[8] The urban space east of the main station has been enhanced by a high-quality plaza with stone benches, rows of trees, and strips of lawn.
Gallery
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Bus enters the long-distance bus terminal -
Inside the long-distance bus terminal -
Display board in the long-distance bus terminal -
Long-distance bus terminal under construction (2017) -
Service facility for bus drivers built for the long-distance bus terminal near the Brandenburg Bridge
References
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- ^ City of Leipzig, ed. (2018-03-22). "Leipzigs neues Fernbus-Terminal am Hauptbahnhof ist eröffnet" [Leipzig's new long-distance bus terminal at the main train station has opened.]. leipzig.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ "Fernbusterminal Leipzig" [Leipzig Long-Distance Bus Terminal]. goldbeck-parking.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ "2019 sollen die beiden neuen Hotels Hyperion und H2 am Fernbus-Terminal Leipzig eröffnen" [The two new hotels, Hyperion and H2, are scheduled to open at the Leipzig long-distance bus terminal in 2019.]. l-iz.de (Leipziger Internetzeitung) (in German). 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ "Fernbusterminal mit Parkhaus Leipzig" [Leipzig long-distance bus terminal with multistorey car park.]. sg-development.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH, ed. (29 March 2018). "Deutschlands modernstes Fernbus-Terminal in Leipzig eröffnet" [Germany's most modern long-distance bus terminal opens in Leipzig.]. presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ a b "Ein Jahr Fernbus-Terminal Hbf Leipzig" [One Year of the Leipzig Main Station Long-Distance Bus Terminal.]. omnibusrevue.de (in German). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ a b "Innovative Stahllösungen von ArcelorMittal im Fernbus-Terminal mit Parkhaus in Leipzig" [Innovative steel solutions from ArcelorMittal in the long-distance bus terminal with multistorey car park in Leipzig.]. constructalia.arcelormittal.com (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ^ a b "Hotel und Fernbus-Terminal mit Parkhaus, Ostseite Leipzig Hauptbahnhof" [Hotel and long-distance bus terminal with multistorey car park, east side of Leipzig Central Station.]. gerberarchitekten.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
