In the 1880s, plans were made for a local railway line that would connect Karlsruhe with Ettlingen and the Alb valley.

The meter-gauge line from Karlsruhe to Ettlingen opened on December 1, 1897, with extensions to Herrenalb and Ittersbach following in 1898 and 1899.

The local railway line was operated by the Badische Lokal-Eisenbahnen AG (BLEAG).

[1] On April 18, 1958, the conversion of the tracks from meter-gauge to standard gauge was completed.

[2] The station is served by several Karlsruhe tramway network lines of the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft.