First marshalling yard at Kornwestheim

To relieve the Stuttgart Central Station (Zentralbahnhof), the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen) planned a freight bypass that provided a direct link between the Eastern and Northern Railways, the Untertürkheim–Kornwestheim line. Two marshalling yards were provided at each end of the line. The terrain at the Zuffenhausen end was unsuitable, but the flat ground in Kornwestheim proved to be ideal.

The first yard was 1,700 metres long and had 15 tracks. The old station building was demolished and rebuilt a few metres further east, where it still remains. At that time, it served as an office for the dispatch of freight and as accommodation for railway staff. A new brick entrance building was built on the west side for rail administration and for the handling of passengers, because most waiting rail passengers were bound for Stuttgart. Two new residential blocks were also built on the west side for rail workers. A locomotive shed and a military loading ramp for the Ludwigsburg regiments were built on the eastern track field.

The inauguration of the Untertürkheim–Kornwestheim line and the enlarged station was held on 30 September 1896. Even King William II of Württemberg attended the opening ceremony. The townscape of the community gradually changed as the influx of many railway workers and other workers increased the population.

The yard was soon overloaded. In 1907, the state railway considered enlarging the yard, but it found that the construction of a new yard elsewhere was required. As a result, the new Kornwestheim marshalling yard was opened on 29 July 1918. In the future, the two stations were distinguished by the suffixed abbreviations Rbf (Rangierbahnhof, marshalling yard) and Pbf (Personenbahnhof, passenger station).

Deutsche Reichsbahn

In 1929, Deutsche Reichsbahn completed the upgrade to four tracks between Post 12 (south of Kornwestheim station) and Ludwigsburg. With the electrification of the Northern Railway between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, Kornwestheim received its first Stuttgart suburban service on 15 May 1933. In 1935, Mayor Kercher called for a new entrance building, as Kornwestheim had recently been proclaimed a city. This would have been on the east side of the tracks, but nothing came of this proposal.

Deutsche Bundesbahn period

In the 1960s, the volume of motorail services was increasing. Therefore, Deutsche Bundesbahn decided to build a car loading dock. The first motorail services ran in 1962 between Kornwestheim and Villach.

The new station building was inaugurated on 10 October 1992. It houses shops, offices and apartments. It consists of two five-storey buildings, built perpendicularly, which were painted white. Especially impressive is the large glass roof that connects the buildings. There is an eastern entrance to the subway connecting the platforms.

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