The station is named because of its location on Katipunan Avenue, one of Quezon City's main thoroughfares.

This station should not be confused with the planned Katipunan station of the Metro Manila Subway Line 9, to be built on Camp Aguinaldo property near the other end of Katipunan Avenue, also in Quezon City.

Because of its location near Katipunan Avenue, the station is also proximate to the Ateneo de Manila University.

Buses, taxis, jeepneys and tricycles are used to navigate the Katipunan area.

Commuters headed to the area's universities, such as Ateneo de Manila, Miriam College, and University of the Philippines Diliman, have to transfer to reach the campuses, since they lie some distance from the station.