The station was again closed with the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961 and for decades became one of Berlin's ghost stations, as while both terminals of the Nord-Süd railway line were located in West Berlin, the station itself was located in the East.
The station was shut down once more with the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961 and remained one of Berlin's abandoned stations for decades, as although both terminals of the Nord-Süd railway line were situated in West Berlin, the station itself was located in the East.