The station was rebuilt from 1936 by the Nazis - being the closest city to Adolf Hitler's birthplace - in a severe modernist style characterized by a reinforced concrete frame, high ceilings, and elongated windows.

[3] By the end of the twentieth century, it was no longer appropriate to the increasing requirements of contemporary public transport.

The main entrance is at ground level, next to the taxi rank, and also provides the connection to the station's bus terminal.

It is also used by the Welser company's regional buses, which connect Linz with the neighbouring communities of Traun and Ansfelden.

In the basement, there are stops for all three lines of the Linz tramway network, and an underground parking garage.

Due to its short transfer routes, large size and bright ambience, the building has repeatedly won the Verkehrsclub Österreich's award for the most popular and beautiful railway station in Austria, ahead of the central stations at Klagenfurt, Wiener Neustadt, and Wels.

The former above ground tram route between Blumauerplatz and Herz Jesu Kirche had been removed by 2009, and the streets were resurfaced.

The bus station is below the county offices (regional service centre) and is at ground level.