It lies on the northeastern edge of Rottweil at a height of 557 metres above sea level.

Their final resting place was in a mass grave on the grounds of the station.

Among other things, six tankers with caustic soda overturned, releasing 30,000 litres of caustic soda, but volunteer fire fighters prevented an oxyhydrogen explosion.

Regionalbahn and Regional-Express operate on the latter, with Intercity trains stopping every two hours in Rottweil.

In addition, the station is an important stop for urban and regional bus services.