The backwater lifting station for faecal and non-faecal wastewater is equipped with one pump and one motor-driven closure system. The pipe cross-section is normally open and the water drains to the sewer via natural fall. Backwater is detected by an optical probe, which causes the motor-driven closure system to close automatically. During the backwater phase, the water drains via a pressure pipe, which carries the wastewater above the backwater level and into the sewer. Connection hole in the drain body for installation in the ground, incl. seal for pressure pipe and cable conduit. The station is controlled by a user-friendly control unit, which is optionally integrated in the building management system via a potential-free contact, or alarm and collective fault messages can be output via a GSM interface.