Gummersbach station only became more important with the closing of branch lines in the Oberbergische district and the associated loss of significance for Dieringhausen.

The station's buildings were torn down in January 2012 in preparation for road works after years of disuse and new covered platforms were built.

In the course of the reactivation of the Volme Valley Railway between Marienheide and Meinerzhagen, the latter will be reconnected as part of planned duplication of the line between Dieringhausen and Gummersbach.

Near the station there is a new campus of the Gummersbach branch of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, which can be reached via a metal footbridge.

[5] The station is served by the following service:[6] Directly opposite the campus, a new paid car park was completed in 2012.