With the completion of the Fils Valley Railway in 1850, construction of the Rems Railway began in 1858.
The line was originally planned in 1845 to pass south of the city of Schorndorf.
The local council and the citizens' committee decided in 1858 not to support this solution.
Construction of the section through Schorndorf began in 1860.

The railway construction occurred at a time of great misery in Schorndorf and saved many people from starvation or emigration.
The station was built between the former centre, now the Old City (Altstadt) and the suburbs.
A trial run on the section from Cannstatt to Schorndorf was celebrated at the station on 23 June 1861.
The station was opened on 18 July 1861.
A week later, on 25 July 1861, scheduled operation started on the line from Cannstatt to Wasseralfingen (to the east of Aalen).
On 3 October 1863, the line (now part of the Ries Railway) was opened from Wasseralfingen to Nördlingen.

In 1873 and 1874, there were also plans for a connection from Schorndorf to Plochingen, but this project was rejected.
Other plans had called for a line from Schorndorf to Ludwigsburg, but this idea was not realized.

In 1908, the Wieslauf Valley Railway opened and Schorndorf station became a junction.

Schorndorf station signal box "Sf"  (s=Schorndorf, f=dispatcher) of class Sp Dr S59 (track map push-button switchboard from Siemens, class 59) was put into operation in 1962, but it was closed on 1 July 2001.
Since then, Schorndorf station has been remotely controlled from Waiblingen.
With the completion of the Fils Valley Railway in 1850, construction of the Rems Railway began in 1858. The line was originally planned in 1845 to pass south of the city of Schorndorf. The local council and the citizens' committee decided in 1858 not to support this solution. Construction of the section through Schorndorf began in 1860.
The railway construction occurred at a time of great misery in Schorndorf and saved many people from starvation or emigration. The station was built between the former centre, now the Old City (Altstadt) and the suburbs. A trial run on the section from Cannstatt to Schorndorf was celebrated at the station on 23 June 1861. The station was opened on 18 July 1861. A week later, on 25 July 1861, scheduled operation started on the line from Cannstatt to Wasseralfingen (to the east of Aalen). On 3 October 1863, the line (now part of the Ries Railway) was opened from Wasseralfingen to Nördlingen.
In 1873 and 1874, there were also plans for a connection from Schorndorf to Plochingen, but this project was rejected. Other plans had called for a line from Schorndorf to Ludwigsburg, but this idea was not realized.
In 1908, the Wieslauf Valley Railway opened and Schorndorf station became a junction.
Schorndorf station signal box "Sf"  (s=Schorndorf, f=dispatcher) of class Sp Dr S59 (track map push-button switchboard from Siemens, class 59) was put into operation in 1962, but it was closed on 1 July 2001. Since then, Schorndorf station has been remotely controlled from Waiblingen.
Schorndorf station