The original station featured seven tracks, each 680 meters long, with a total of 35 sets of points.

With the opening of the Glauchau–Wurzen railway to Wurzen on 10 May 1875, the station was slightly expanded to accommodate the additional traffic.

By 1908, plans were underway to expand the station further, as it was struggling to meet growing traffic demands.

The expansion included new freight facilities, four signal boxes, a maintenance depot, and two bridges over the Lungwitzbach stream.

On 11 April 1945, a particularly devastating attack resulted in the deaths of 55 people, including 54 Wehrmacht soldiers, who perished inside a railway carriage.