The second proposal was to extend the line as far as possible through the Rems valley, leaving it near Großheppach to turn north.

Ultimately, the decision was made to build a viaduct over the Rems at Neustadt and use the current route, which runs on a lower and more westerly alignment than either of the original proposals.

Schwaikheim Schultheiß (mayor) Gebhard Friedrich Simon, who at that time sat as a deputy in the Württemberg parliament, campaigned strongly for a rail connection for his home town.

The State Railway asked the local council to build a broad road to the station.

Schwaikheim grew in the direction of the railway station and evolved from a farming village into a commuter suburb.

As a further improvement to local services, Deutsche Bundesbahn took S-Bahn line S 3 into operation between Backnang and Schwabstraße on 27 September 1981.

Until the 1990s, there was still a freight loading track to the east of the station building, which has since been dismantled and replaced by a parking lot.