The stops between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg were not served by the Royal Württemberg State Railways until ten days later.

Due to the swampy area around the Feuersee (lake) there was only a narrow track that was very difficult to use in rain or snow.

The southern wing was a building for mail handling, the north one was a waiting room.

A sixth track was added as siding in 1868 to serve the factory of Heinrich Franck & Sons, which produced a coffee substitute from chickory.

After ten years of construction, the road between Wilhelmsplatz (now Schillerplatz) and the station was completed in 1869.

Stately buildings were built along the street and Bahnhofsvorplatz (station forecourt) such as the railway hotel (1870s), the general post office (1886) and the music hall (1890).

Three terminating tracks were built on the north side of the entrance building to cater for the resulting traffic.

On 15 May 1933, electrification of two tracks to Stuttgart was completed and suburban services began to operate on the line.

From the mid-1970s tracks in the station area were modified as part of the introduction of Stuttgart S-Bahn operations.

It was one of a small number of stations that had survived World War II to be demolished and replaced in Württemberg.