Located in the median of the Mitchell Freeway, the station consists of an island platform connected to the west by a pedestrian footbridge.

The station opened on 4 October 2004, with five new Transperth B-series trains entering service that day.

On 21 September 2014, an extension of the Joondalup line 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) north to Butler station opened.

[1] It is owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government agency,[2] and is part of the Transperth system.

[6][7] The other piece of public art at Clarkson station is Line over Contour, by Stuart Green.

[13] On 20 November 1996, a few weeks before the 1996 state election, Richard Court, the premier of Western Australia, announced that his government would extend the railway to Neerabup Road in Clarkson by the end of 2001 at a cost of A$28 million, plus $12 million for additional rolling stock.

[14][15] In June 1999, the minister for transport, Murray Criddle, revealed that the Clarkson extension would not open by 2001 as originally promised.

[17] The Northern Rail Master Plan was released on 21 June 2000, detailing the extension to Clarkson as well as the construction of Greenwood station elsewhere on the Joondalup line.

Transport Minister Criddle was hoping for the extension to open by September 2003,[18] which was criticised by the opposition as a broken promise.

[27] In July 2001, the contract for the construction of the rail bridge over Burns Beach Road was awarded to Transfield Pty Ltd at a cost of $1.7 million.

[29] In April 2002, Barclay Mowlem and Alstom were awarded a contract worth $17 million for the rail infrastructure for the extension.

[30][24] This contract included the design and construction of the track, traction power, signalling and communications systems.

[30][31] In May 2002, the government signed a contract with EDI Rail–Bombardier Transportation for the delivery and maintenance of 31 three car B-series trains, and the construction of the Nowergup depot 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Clarkson station.

[34] In November 2002, it was announced that an $8.7 million contract had been awarded to Transfield for the construction of Clarkson station.

[38][40] In celebration of the opening, travel on Transperth train services was free that day, costing the state $50,000.

[44] Later, the Rail Tram and Bus Union said that it was unsafe shunting practise that caused the crash, not the millipedes.

[46] On 21 September 2014, an extension of the Joondalup line 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) north to Butler station opened.

[47][48] In 2017, the Mitchell Freeway was extended up to Hester Avenue north of the station, passing through Clarkson.

During weekday between peak hour, on weekends and public holidays, trains stop at Clarkson station every 15 minutes.