With the assumption of the operating rights of the rapid-transit railway in West Berlin by the senate on 9 January 1984 the route was shut down immediately, if only for the time being.

During this time, the south extended platform also got an exit to Wilhelmsruher dam to allow the transfer to the buses to Märkisches Viertel and also to the then still planned subway.

Since the plans were from the time before the takeover of the S-Bahn, the BVG chose for their subway station the name Wilhelmsruher Damm for deliberate demarcation.

The U-Bahn station opened on 29 September 1994, with the northern continuation of the U8 line to reach the nearby housing estates of Märkisches Viertel.

S- and U-Bahn station then received the appendix (Wilhelmsuher Damm), the main street leading to Märkisches Viertel.