It is located on the border between the districts of Traneberg and Alvik, which are part of the borough of Bromma in the west of the city of Stockholm.

[3][4] At the west end of the station, a complex set of elevated tracks ensures that metro trains and trams on both lines are segregated from each other.

The metro and the Nockeby tramway are also connected by shared tracks (electrified with both third rail and overhead lines) to the nearby Brommadepån [sv] tram depot.

A curved tunnel also connects the depot to the lower Tvärbanan tracks, thus allow stock interchange between the two tram lines.

[3][4] The site of Alvik station was situated on the Nockebybanan tram line, which linked central Stockholm with Nockeby and opened in stages between 1914 and 1929.