The station is listed by the rail authorities with the abbreviation of DDE.

The diesel-worked Borsdorf–Coswig and electrified Riesa–Chemnitz lines cross in Döbeln Hbf.

From 1884 to 1964 Döbeln Hbf was also the terminus of the 750 mm gauge railway from Oschatz.

The simple, functional building contained rooms for a post office, police and railway staff with baggage handling and three waiting rooms for first, second and third class.

Major changes to the station track layout resulted from extensions for locomotive and goods sheds in 1896.