As early as 1869 there were plans to extend the Ludwigs Railway to the Odenwald via the Lauter valley to Lindenfels and Reichelsheim to improve transport links.

In the mid 1990s Bensheim’s freight yard was closed and a few years later the dismantling of its tracks began.

The station was also renovated, at a cost of €7.5 million, including an extension of the platforms, so that even long-distance trains can stop at them.

The station building in 1845 was built to plans by Georg Moller in a neoclassical style on the eastern side of the line towards the city.

In 1900, the outer parts of the facade were replaced by two symmetrically arranged octagonal pavilions designed as porches with further lateral extensions.