The tracks to the now disused colliery were removed, the station building and pedestrian bridge was demolished and the platforms were rebuilt.

As part of the extension of line S 2 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn to Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof the station was modernised for a second time in 1997-1998.

With the completion of the modernisation of Recklinghausen Süd station, it was downgraded to the category of "regional halt" (German: Nahverkehrssystemhalt) because it is now only served by S-Bahn and Regionalbahn trains.

On 24 May 1998, it was served for the first time by the S-Bahn, which since then has operated from 6 am to 8 pm, Monday to Friday, between Recklinghausen and Dortmund.

[5] It is also served by two bus routes: 210 (at 30 minute intervals) and 239 (15), both operated by Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH.