This soon no longer met increasing requirements and had to be replaced by a new building, which was completed in 1858.

[4] The current station building was designed by Deutsche Reichsbahn architect Otto Falk, built from 1933 to 1936 and opened on 17 December 1936.

[5] The station is separated from the inner city and the Neumarkt and Zentralhaltestelle bus interchanges located there.

Tram-trains run from the Zwickau–Schwarzenberg line at street level to the Stadthalle tram stop.

The metre-gauge line has a third rail fitted to allow standard gauge vehicles to continue to the Zentrum tram stop.