The present Bahnhofstraße was a dirt road that ran through marshes and fields to the new railway, which was widened just before the line opened.

After the First World War and the subsequent economic crisis had been overcome, there was support for the establishment of passenger service on the Rankbach line.

The councils of Renningen and Malmsheim unsuccessfully asked the Railway Administration in Stuttgart for improvements to services.

On 18 December 1939 electric train operations commenced between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Weil der Stadt.

After the Second World War, the numbers of passengers between Renningen and Böblingen declined with the increase in car ownership.

The planned S-Bahn line S 60 should have been available for commuters in 2006, but cost increases and the need for extensive modifications delayed the reopening of passenger services.