It is located in the town of Leinefelde in the Thuringian municipality of Leinefelde-Worbis in the Eichsfeld district.

The Kanonenbahn was also interrupted by the establishment of the inner German border between Schwebda (Hesse) and Geismar (Thuringia), which greatly reduced the importance of the Hessian section of the line.

Passenger services were gradually reduced until they were discontinued in 1994 and a little later this part of the line was closed.

Münden railway and it was electrified up to 1994 as part of German Unity Transport Project No.

An electronic interlocking was established in Leinefelde station as one of the first in Thuringia, controlling the Heilbad Heiligenstadt–Gernrode and Leinefelde–Bad Langensalza sections.