It had become necessary because the old station building was no longer sufficient with the opening of two branch lines.

On the street side is the facade with eccentrically mounted, large arched windows dominated by an outstanding Renaissance Revival gable.

The station building is now listed as a monument under the Hessian Heritage Act.

Another island platform together with two tracks, previously served traffic on two now disused branch lines, which were adjacent to the east.

Today, the station is served by Regional-Express trains on the Siegen–Gießen–Frankfurt route (Main-Sieg-Express, RE 99) and Regionalbahn services on the Dillenburg-Frankfurt route (Mittelhessen-Express, RB 40, running as stopping trains between Dillenburg and Gießen).