Editing Leipzig (section)

===Water===

[[File:Leipzig - Elsterflutbett + Palmengartenwehr 01 ies.jpg|thumb|Boats at the [[White Elster|Elsterflutbett]]]]
In the first half of the 20th century, the construction of the [[Elster-Saale canal]], [[White Elster]], and [[Saale]] was started in Leipzig in order to connect to the network of waterways. The outbreak of the Second World War stopped most of the work, though some may have continued through the use of [[forced labor]]. The [[Lindenauer port]] was almost completed but not yet connected to the Elster-Saale and [[Karl Heine Canal]] respectively. The Leipzig rivers (White Elster, [[Neue Luppe|New Luppe]], [[Pleiße]], and [[Parthe]]) in the city have largely artificial river beds and are supplemented by some channels. These waterways are suitable only for small leisure boat traffic.

Through the renovation and reconstruction of existing [[mill race]]s and watercourses in the south of the city and flooded disused [[open cast mines]], the city's navigable water network is being expanded. A link between Karl Heine Canal and the disused Lindenauer port was opened in 2015. Still more work was scheduled to complete the Elster-Saale canal. Such a move would allow small boats to reach the [[Elbe]] from Leipzig. The intended completion date has been postponed because of an unacceptable cost-benefit ratio.

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File:Leipzig NGT12-LEI Waldplatz defekt.jpg|Tram of [[Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe]]
File:Leipzig Georg-Schumann-Strasse.jpg|Tramsystem at the Georg-Schumann-Straße
File:S-Bahnhof Leipzig Markt.jpg|[[Leipzig City Tunnel]], part of Leipzig's new [[S-Bahn]] network
File:S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland. Talent 2,027, Innenansicht Sitze.jpg|Inside the S-Bahn train
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