The new station building was built as part of a pilot project of Deutsche Bahn’s StationGreen XL-Modul program, strictly according to ecological principles and equipped with eco-friendly technology.

During the peak, line S12 also provides services every 20 minutes between Horrem and Hennef (Sieg).

[9] On the eastern edge of Horrem is the North-South Railway (Nord-Süd-Bahn) of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun).

Lignite and overburden are transported on this industrial railway between mines and coal-fired power stations.

This was necessary, because the roof of the 1623-metre long Königendorf tunnel was removed to enable its electrification and it was converted into a deep cutting.