From 1906 to 1909, the line and the station were elevated to raise the railway tracks above the streets in the urban area.

[4] Until 1950, there was also a nearby station of the Crefelder Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (Krefeld Railway Company, later spelt with an initial "K", CEC); its line to Rheydt used the route now occupied by federal highway 9.

The line to Hülser Berg is still connected to Krefeld station by a slightly longer route.

Krefeld no longer has a significant role as railway node since the closure of the large Hohenbudberg marshalling yard (on the line to Duisburg, just outside the city limits) and the freight yard located east of the station and the abandonment of long-distance passenger services.

There is still an important maintenance facility in Krefeld-Oppum, including for the servicing of Intercity-Express trains.