In late 2007, Wattenscheid station was downgraded to a Haltepunkt (literally “halt”, meaning that it is not a rail junction and has no sets of points).

It is located just south of central Wattenscheid, next to the A 40 autobahn on the western edge of an industrial area.

The station at that time had more than ten tracks and was one of two rail terminals of the Fröhliche Morgensonne mine.

In 2008, Deutsche Bahn renewed the track, formation, signals and overhead lines in Wattenscheid, repaired the broken station clock and replaced the two existing ticket machines with a new one.

Over the years, a fast food restaurant and a kiosk have opened in the station's empty rooms.

The central platform is 76 cm high and on it is a ticket machine and several display cases with current travel information.