▁World ▁War , ▁many ▁exper ts ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁which ▁had ▁suffered ▁from ▁air ▁ra ids ▁and ▁destruct ive ▁shell ing . ▁Also ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁A ▁new ▁entrance ▁building ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁re built ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁between ▁the ▁tracks , ▁which ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁unf av ou rable , ▁but ▁at ▁K ron pr in z straße ▁( W or thing ton str asse ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁division ▁( E isen bah nd ire ktionen ) ▁in ▁Stuttgart , ▁agreed ▁with ▁this ▁proposal . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁it ▁built ▁a ▁one - story ▁facility ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁location ▁that ▁went ▁into ▁service ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁El abor ate ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁station ▁building ▁and ▁related ▁facilities ▁but ▁Deutsche ▁Bundes bahn ▁finally ▁rejected ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁as ▁una ff ord able ▁and ▁the ▁temporary ▁station ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Modern isation ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁lower ed ▁Wor thing ton str asse ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁bus ▁stations ▁and ▁new ▁par king ▁lots . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Deutsche ▁Bundes bahn ▁comm enced ▁regular ▁electric ▁operations ▁between ▁Ans bach ▁and ▁Gold