Hello Leipzig – this is how Monday 27 July 2026 begins

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New road closures, new diversions – there’s building, building and more building going on in Leipzig. LZ shows you how to get into and through the city, to the station or around it, by bus and train. From today, there are also replacement timetables for regional services, for example on the route to Chemnitz.  To help you unwind from the construction noise, there’s a free concert this evening featuring jazz legend Uschi Brünig in the Thomaskirchhof.

Next phase of works in front of the main station

First, the good news: the main station remains accessible by public transport. The next phase of track works begins there today as planned. However, tracks A, B, C and D at the central station will be completely closed until 16 August. The station, which opened in December 1915, will now be accessible via the Westseite and Wintergartenstraße stops whilst the works are underway. In addition, the Goerdelerring stop is once again open for service.

Work on the heavily worn track curves leading into Kurt-Schumacher-Straße began two weeks ago. The renewal of the track is necessary as it is used by up to 900 trams daily and is showing signs of wear and tear.

Passengers on the Leipzig public transport network can therefore expect further extensive changes to services, whilst car traffic is being diverted over a wide area. Our reporter Jan Kaefer has summarised the progress of the works and the new diversion routes following a visit to the massive construction site.

Tracks being removed in Möckern too

From today, another construction site is set to exacerbate the already tense traffic situation in the city. In addition to the major projects already underway, repairs to the tram tracks are beginning on Georg-Schumann-Straße between Wiederitzscher Straße and Mottelerstraße. The works are scheduled to last until 21 August; this section of Schumann-Straße will be narrowed but will remain open to traffic in both directions. So: allow plenty of time – risk of traffic jams!

Due to other concurrent construction works in Möckern, Gohlis and Wahren, there are already changes to tram routes 10 and 11, as well as to several bus and replacement services. This additional measure coincides with the second phase of construction at the main station, thereby increasing the overall disruption.

Residents and commuters in the west of Leipzig must also prepare for restrictions from today. A new construction site is starting on Ellernweg and Prießnitzstraße, which is why the link road between Hans-Driesch-Straße and Prießnitzstraße will be completely closed. This is a long-term closure to allow for the renovation of sewer pipes.

The route is a popular shortcut for pedestrians and cyclists, who will now have to make a wide detour around the area. The work is scheduled to be completed in February next year.

Regional trains to Chemnitz operating with disruption

With regional rail services in the north-west of the city already severely disrupted, excavation, demolition and reconstruction work is also set to begin in the south-east from today. Passengers on regional services should expect restrictions and timetable changes on the RE 6 line until 9 August due to bridge works and track renewal by DB InfraGO.

The route affected is Leipzig Hauptbahnhof – Leipzig-Liebertwolkwitz – Belgershain – Bad Lausick – Geithain – Narsdorf – Burgstädt – Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof. There will be no trains running at times between Leipzig Central Station and Leipzig-Liebertwolkwitz, and the section up to Geithain is also affected by the construction work. Instead of regional trains, Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn (MRB) is operating replacement bus services. As a result, travellers should expect longer journey times.

There are also very limited facilities for carrying bicycles and e-scooters on the replacement buses. Commuters travelling to the south-east of Leipzig, in particular, as well as passengers heading towards Bad Lausick, Geithain and Chemnitz, should allow extra time for their journeys or expect diversions.

At the same time, there are also restrictions on the RB 110 line – also operated by the MRB – between Leipzig Central Station, Borsdorf, Grimma and Döbeln. Due to bridge works, replacement buses have been running between Leipzig Central Station and Borsdorf since 25 July and will continue to do so until 10 August.

As the construction work on the RE 6 and RB 110 routes overlaps and affects different sections of the route east of Leipzig, significant disruption is to be expected in the coming days, particularly for commuters. The MRB has published the current special timetables HERE on its website and strongly recommends checking your route and journey time again before setting off.

Free admission to Uschi Brüning’s concert

With all the construction noise, a bit of relaxation is just what’s needed: this evening, the great Bach will be honoured at the foot of his monument in front of St Thomas’s Church by a true singing legend. Uschi Brüning is one of the defining voices of German jazz and pop. At the age of 17, she sang with the Leipzig amateur band ‘Studio Team’, studied at the Friedrichshain Music School from 1969 and performed with the Klaus Lenz Band.

In 1970, she embarked on her first tour of the GDR together with Günther Fischer and Manfred Krug. Two years later, she was awarded second prize at the International Schlager Festival in Dresden. She began a close musical collaboration with Ernst-Ludwig “Luten” Petrowsky, whom she married in 1982.

From 2015 onwards, she toured with Manfred Krug until his death. Her album *So wie ich*, produced by Andreas Bicking, was nominated for the Jazz Echo in the Singer/National category in 2017. On 14 September 2018, Brüning made a guest appearance as part of the 32nd Augustiner Concerts at St Augustin Grammar School in Grimma, where she and Stephan König presented their joint programme ‘Herzenslieder’.

The concert, part of the “Konzerte am Bachdenkmal” series, begins at 7 pm; admission is free. There are a few rows of chairs available, and you are welcome to bring your own folding stools; in addition, the restaurants around the Thomaskirchhof are, of course, happy to take bookings for their outdoor seating.

This free concert series continues until 31 August with an extensive programme.

Licence note: The photo of the regional train was taken by “Falk2” and is licensed for free use on Wikimedia Commons. The image has been slightly cropped for use on our website, but has not been edited in any other way.