After the opening of the Leipzig–Dresden railway line in 1839, followed by the Magdeburg-Leipzig railway one year later, the Leipzig–Hof railway in 1842, and the Leipzig–Großkorbetha railway in 1856, Leipzig had become the most important railway junction in the Kingdom of Saxony.
As a result of the construction of the Leipzig–Dresden railway line in 1839, followed by the Magdeburg-Leipzig railway in 1840, the Leipzig–Hof railway in 1842, and the Leipzig–Großkorbetha railway in 1856, Leipzig emerged as the most crucial railway intersection in the Kingdom of Saxony.