39 years after the commissioning of the first section of the Vogelsberg Railway from Giessen to Grünberg on 29 December 1869, Göbelnrod got a train station.

The first schedule provided nine stops: five towards Fulda, and four in the direction of Gießen.

The station is located on the Vogelsberg Railway (Gießen - Fulda).

For the State Conservation Office Hesse, the station building is a cultural monument for its rail traffic-historical significance and for historical reasons.

The station is served daily by hourly Regionalbahn (RB 45) services on the Limburg (Lahn)–Weilburg–Wetzlar–Gießen–Alsfeld (Oberhess)–Fulda route.