The station is in the median of Interstate 66 at Gallows Road, just outside the Capital Beltway, and is accessed by a footbridge over the eastbound lanes.

[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 9.1 miles (14.6 km) of rail west of the Ballston–MU station and the opening of the East Falls Church, West Falls Church and Vienna stations.

[5] In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system.

[10] The project was required to not reduce the number of parking spaces available to Metro riders.

[11] The first completed step was to remove the existing kiss and ride area, as well as the bus bays.