The station is located at Eisenhower Avenue near Stovall Street, next to the Capital Beltway and the Hoffman Town Center entertainment complex.

[5] Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km)[6] of rail between the National Airport and Huntington stations and the opening of the Braddock Road, Huntington, and King Street–Old Town stations.

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

[7][8] From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Trains operated between Huntington and New Carrollton stations[13] until May 7, 2023, when service on the Yellow Line resumed but truncated from its northeastern terminus from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square.