It is located at the juncture of the Mandurah and – once completed – Thornlie lines, 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of Cockburn Central.

A pair of crossovers were previously situated between the mainline tracks to the north of the station,[8] but were removed during the 2021-2022 Thornlie-Cockburn Link realignment works.

[12][13][14] As part of a major realignment of railway tracks at the station, the Mandurah line was closed between Elizabeth Quay and Aubin Grove from 26 December 2021 to 14 January 2022.

The $40,000 artwork was created by artists Rodney Glick and Marco Marcon and featured the images of a young boy and a middle-aged woman who are not real people but a composite generated from over 250 photos of residents from the Cockburn area.

[48] In January 2021, Delcoure's pieces, which features a portrayal of Carnaby's black cockatoos amongst salmon gums and banksia trees, was voted the most preferred artwork of the three shortlisted.

[50] On 23 June 2015, artwork by Perth artist Lyn Merrington was installed on the western face of the station's tower.

Titled "Places of the Community", the $30,000 artwork featured painted images of the 10 most-loved locations in Cockburn and landmarks visited most often by local residents, as determined by an online survey.