Traffic on the line south of the station ran over the wye junction towards Reichenbach im Vogtland, Hof, Munich and the Allgäu as well as towards Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden.

The branch line to Wünschendorf, also called the Thüringer Waldbahn (Thuringian Forest Railway), was opened in 1876.

Werdau became a rail junction, an important center with a locomotive depot (Bahnbetriebswerk) and a carriage works.

Preparatory measures for construction were carried out by the end of the year and the actual demolition and redesign of the area were planned for 2021.

New doors, windows, floors, false ceilings, a disabled toilet, a new heating system, a new ticket vending machines as well as a renovated retail area in the former luggage storage area were built up to 2000.

Werdau has bus stops in front of the historic station building.

Daily, three or four buses stop next to the footpath in front of the station entrance.