Three years later, Emperor Franz Joseph I approved the route from Innsbruck to Wörgl across the Inn Valley.

By the end of World War II, the station was completely destroyed by Allied bombings.

In 1954, the Austrian artist Max Weiler was awarded the contract for the design of a large departure hall.

His design, however, has attracted controversy, as he chose a pair of murals on display to represent Innsbruck's heritage.

ÖBB renovated the 1920s clock tower in the north wing for housing a police station.

There is also access from the main hall to the underground parking station (and then, via another pedestrian tunnel, to the Hotel Europa and escalators to the bus and tram terminals), and, via an additional pedestrian tunnel, to the bus station and local shops.

The striking frescoes by Max Weiler, together with a few centimetres of underlying masonry, were removed from the 1950s station building in one piece and remounted in the new concourse.

The new hub serves the Innsbruck tramway network, regional and urban bus lines, and the narrow gauge Stubai Valley Railway.

The following services call at this station (incomplete): (D for Germany, I for Italy) (CH for Switzerland, D for Germany, H for Hungary, F for France, I for Italy, PL for Poland, BR for Belarus, R for Russia, CZ for Czech Republic, SLO for Slovenia, HR for Croatia, SEB for Serbia) On 11 December, ÖBB will take over all night trains of Deutsch Bahn and rebrand EuroNight services as "Nightjet".