Bahnhof Köln-Bocklemünd

Many parts of the complex were destroyed in the Second World War. The route along which the American army advanced into Cologne's city centre ran right past the station. Even then, it was disputed whether the station should be rebuilt, and the decision to put it back into service was a narrow one. The old station building was not rebuilt; a smaller new building took its place.

With the construction of the WDR Bocklemünd studios in the 1960s, passenger numbers rose once more for a short time. Demand then fell, mainly because the Cologne Stadtbahn was extended to Bocklemünd and new bus connections were introduced. In the 1970s the station all but vanished from the timetable. Until 1974, only a few regional trains stopped there, at peak times or on match days of 1. FC Köln.

Even after its closure, the station was used one more time: in November 1980, trains stopped there again for a single day. The occasion was the papal Mass at Butzweilerhof, which drew an enormous crowd of pilgrims.

The platforms have been demolished, and the old underpass is completely filled with concrete. The station building, erected in the 1950s, is now used by a scrapyard. To the south, towards Cologne, there was a loading ramp and a passing loop, both in operation until the 1990s. The tracks were removed in the late 1990s, and the ramp disappeared in mid-2006.

According to a proposal for the general assembly of the go.Rheinland special-purpose association, the aim is to reactivate the station as a halt. The prerequisite is S-Bahn service on the (Mönchengladbach – Grevenbroich –) Pulheim – Cologne line, which is part of the NVR's medium-term planning concept with its 2020 and 2030 target networks.