Originally, the plan was also to build a two-sided marshalling yard (approximately in the area between the Dortmund–Ems Canal and Kaldenhofer Weg), which would be connected via the bypass to all major routes to Münster.

The bypass is proposed to be closed under the Netz (network) 21 project, which would relocate freight traffic on the routes between the North Sea ports and the Ruhr to other lines via Minden, but, because some of the required upgrades have still not been completed, it is still open.

The bypass begins at Bbf (Betriebsbahnhof, “operations” station, which mainly consists of passing loops) Mecklenbeck on the Wanne-Eickel–Münster line.

In addition, there is also possible to connect to Lechtenberg junction on the Münster–Hamm railway to run over the bypass towards Sudmühle (or vice versa).

Only the connection curve to the Hamm line and the section from Pleister crossover to Bbf Sudmühle are duplicated.