That explains why 436,410 passengers were counted in 1907, as Schwenningen had developed from the village into a city by that time.

[6] As a result of the industrial importance of Schwenningen, the station was repeatedly targeted by Allied air raids during World War II.

A goods yard was once located on the opposite side of the tracks, but west of the entrance buildings.

After the remediation of the area and the defusing of the last known unexploded ordnance, the venue was used for the Villingen-Schwenningen state garden show (Landesgartenschau) in 2010.

During the garden show, the pedestrian underpass that once connected the entrance building with Neckarstraße was shortened.