The windows and doors are built in the round-arch style (Rundbogenstil).

[6] Construction of the Oster Valley Railway commenced in 1934 and it was opened to Niederkrichen in 1937 and to Schwarzerden in 1938.

Ottweiler became the southern terminus of this line and thus become an important transport hub.

[7] The station is still open and is visited by approximately 1,300 rail passengers on 100 trains each weekday.

Regionalbahn services operate every 30 minutes to Saarbrücken and hourly to Türkismühle.