It is located next to the public transport hub of Berliner Platz and has good connections to all parts of the city of Mannheim and to the surrounding area.

The platforms for most of their length are covered by a glass roof and the building is full of light.

Subsequently, however, plans were changed and the length of the platform was extended, so that Intercity-Express trains could stop at the station.

Just east of the station the line runs over the Konrad Adenauer Bridge to cross the Rhine.

There is access from the eastern side of the station from the walkway between Berliner Platz and the Walzmühle shopping centre by stairs, escalators and lifts.