Since the points where the line to Heinsberg now branches off the main line is now to the east of the station, it is considered under the German regulations for operating railways (Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung) as a Haltestelle ("halt place").

[8] Two mechanical signal boxes are located on the south side of the tracks, code-named Lf (class 43, built in 1950 at the end of the station towards Aachen) and Lo (class Jüdel, built in 1930 at the end of the station towards Mönchengladbach), have been taken out of service since the completion of the second stage of the Grevenbroich electronic signalling centre on 6 November 2007.

[8] With the commissioning of the electronic interlocking, the crossovers have been removed at the southern end of the station and the then still existing semaphore signals were replaced with Ks-signals.

[8] The Aachener Verkehrsverbund (Aachen Transport Association) and the WestEnergie und Verkehr GmbH (the municipal electrical and transport company of the Heinsberg district) as the owner of the line from Lindern to Heinsberg resumed passenger traffic on the line on 15 December 2013.

[6] The line is operated by DB Regio NRW with class 425 electric multiple units.