Thus the construction of the line began in November 1867, and almost exactly three years later, Gerolstein station was built.

The following rapid construction of the line to Trier was due to the Franco-Prussian War, as the railway company expected possible military traffic.

Both the freight and passenger traffic grew rapidly, which meant that Jünkerath station was constantly expanded.

[5] In particular, in the First World War, Jünkerath played an important role, since the station was at a strategically-important position for trains to the Western Front.

It is estimated that up to 50,000 soldiers, 3000 horses and 1000 tonnes of supplies were transported over the Ahr Valley Railway (Ahrtalbahn) alone.

[5] In the Second World War, the station was once again of great importance because of its strategic location for the building of the Siegfried Line (Westwall).

There was a boom in traffic at the station as a result of the many freight and passenger trains to Belgium.

In February 1945, the Wehrmacht finally took over the station and used it as a base for guarding the bridges and tunnels in the region.

In July 1945, workers were asked to report to their workplaces to be able to participate in the reconstruction of the station.

In 2003, the line to Losheimergraben was closed, which had been maintained for strategic reasons to link the military training camp in Elsenborn.

[5] In 2011 to 2016, complex modernisation measures were carried out at the station, which were carried out within the framework of a program funded by Deutsche Bahn, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the regional transport association; €100 million was made available to renovate the whole station.

[9] It also conforms to the uniform style of the station buildings built along the Eifel railway.

These splendid "palaces" (Schlösser) were financed from the money that France had to pay as reparations to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War.

[5] During the modernisation carried out from 2011 to 2016, a new underpass, new seating, new clocks and new information displays were built.