A gantry crane in Klotzsche station allowed the transshipment of goods between standard and narrow gauge wagons.

After 13 years of operation, the line was converted to standard gauge and it connected with the existing Dresden–Görlitz railway to the north of the station.

It would have run on a in a sharp curve immediately north of the station through the Prießnitz valley and produce a link at its destination with the Dürrröhrsdorf–Weißig railway.

As part of the works required for the upgrade of S-Bahn services, the 170 metre-long island platform was rehabilitated and access for the disabled was created.

Only the tracks at Dresden-Klotzsche station that are necessary for the electrical operations to and from the airport are electrified, but the masts are prepared to allow the extension of the catenary on the main line.