 The costs for the station and the 7.5 km long airport loop line amounted to 100 million Deutsche Mark (approximately 51 million Euro), with Deutsche Bundesbahn funding half and the other half split between FAG and the federal government.The station was opened on 14 March 1972.It served initially as a station for regional trains, but its 410 m long central platform was ready from the beginning to handle also long-distance trains.