The industrial Ferndorf valley, including the Müsen mining district, was of paramount importance.

On the ground floor it had two waiting rooms with a bar area and two offices, one for the station master and the other for ticketing and baggage handling.

With the opening of the Rothaar branch line to Hilchenbach in 1884 and its continuation to Erndtebrück and Marburg in 1888/89, an extension to the station complex was required.

The lobby with its art exhibition space and the kiosk on the ground floor are also accessible by wheelchair.

Kreuztal station is served by buses to many destinations, including Freudenberg, Hilchenbach, Junkernhees, Littfeld and Siegen.

[6] Two well-known artists from the region, Annette Besgen and Ulrich Langenbach have their studios there with an area of 100 square metres.