connecting line between the two original approach lines, Altenburg received a new station, which was connected to the south by a tunnel. The new station was completed in 1878 after two years of construction. The now decommissioned railway to Zeitz branched from the station from 1872. Nobitz () Nobitz station lay on the Altenburg–Langenleuba-Oberhain railway, which opened in 1901. It ran from a nearby junction on the Leipzig–Hof railway, which was controlled by signal box B1. This has been out of operation since the points to the line, which was closed in 1998, were removed. Paditz () Paditz halt was opened on 1 December 1886 as Paditz Ladestelle (loading point). It has been called Paditz since 1911. The station was converted into a freight station in 1933, later reclassified as a station and finally reduced to a halt. It was taken out of service on 12 December 2010. The entrance building consists of a low-rise building, but there are more modern waiting-rooms on the platform. Lehndorf (Kr Altenburg) () The Lehndorf halt was opened on 1 December 1877. It was upgraded to a station in 1905 and renamed Lehndorf (Kr Altenburg) in 1927. The buildings (entrance buildings, workshops and freight sheds) still present in the station are marked by decay. Lehndorf (Kr Altenburg) is on the Lehndorf (Kr Altenburg)–Saara curve connecting with the Gößnitz–Gera railway opened in 1865. Therefore, the station is an important change station between trains on the Leipzig–Hof railway to/from Altenburg/Leipzig and trains to/from Gera/Jena/Erfurt in Thuringia. Gößnitz () Gößnitz station is an interchange with the Schönbörnchen–Gößnitz and Gößnitz–Gera railways. It has been part of the Bahnstrecke Leipzig–Hof railway since 1844. The neo-baroque entrance building was demolished in 2010. Its operational feature is the 603.50 metres long island platform, which can hold up to four trains at the same time. According to a sign erected by Deutsche Bahn, it is the longest platform in Germany. Ponitz () The Ponitz halt was opened on 15 August 1912. It was classified as a station between 1905 and 1933 and it has been a halt since. Ponitz is the last station in the state of Thuringia (in Saxe-Altenburg until 1920) on the line towards Hof. In addition, it is the last station in the area with fares set by the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (central Germany transport association). It has been served by the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland since 15 December 2013. Crimmitschau ()