and returned to operations on 25 June 1945. Also re-opened were the Neunkirchen–Homburg line (with Homburg Central Station still closed) and the Nahe Valley Railway from Neunkirchen to Bad Kreuznach. The badly damaged Neunkirchen station was not rebuilt until the end of 1947. The left wing was rebuilt and the roof was replaced completely. The entrance building and the pavilion, which had previously been separate were now joined by a hipped roof. In the following years only minor architectural changes were made to the exterior and the interior. Otherwise, the building has been preserved in this form until today. The station played a major role because of the heavy industrialisation of Neunkirchen with coal mines and the steel works. In 1955, there were up to 275 passenger train arrivals and departures daily, including four express trains. The number of freight trains was very high. In November 1965, 3 new signal boxes with relay interlockings went into operation and replaced 10 old signal boxes. The signals from Bexbach to Dudweiler are remotely controlled from the signal box Nof. On 13 May 1966, electric trains began running through Neunkirchen on the line from Wemmetsweiler to Homburg. Freight traffic to Heinitz was abandoned in 1963 and all traffic was abandoned to the König colliery in 1970. Platforms Following the upgrade of 1914 there were six platforms in Neunkirchen: platform 1: for trains to Homburg and to and from Heinitz, now tracks 26 and 27, platform 2: arrival of the trains from Homburg, now track 25, platform 3: for trains towards Bingen, Mainz and Frankfurt/M, now track 1, platform 4: for trains towards Saarbrücken, now tracks 2 and 3, platform 5 (closed since ca 1990): for trains to and from Wemmetsweiler/Lebach, also towards Bingen, today tracks 4 (dismantled) and 7 (unused for passenger trains) platform 6 (closed since 1965): for trains to and from different destinations (mostly regional), goods services, luggage, mail services and used for shunting coaches, today tracks 8 and 9 (used for shunting and goods trains). Current situation After the decline of the coal and steel industry in Neunkirchen more railway lines were closed. Of the previous five platforms only 4 are now in operation. Neunkirchen is a through station for the Nahe Valley Railway from Saarbrücken to Bingen (timetable route—KBS—680), the Neunkirchen–Wemmetsweiler line (KBS 683) and the Illingen–Homburg line (KBS 683). Rail services Neunkirchen station is served by the following