[4] The station was opened on June 7, 1999 as a replacement for park-and-ride lots at Prestonwood Mall and Loos Field House.

Lamb had previously worked with DART to create terrazzo panels at Dallas Union Station.

[5][6] Addison Transit Center is adjacent to a rail corridor built by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway (also known as the Cotton Belt Route) which DART purchased in 1990 for a proposed commuter rail line between DFW Airport and Plano.

Construction of the rail platforms of Addison Transit Center began February 1, 2021.

[11] In anticipation of the line, the Addison town government announced a $500 million development project on an 18-acre site near the station.