The underground station is beneath Rideau Street in Central Ottawa.

It was decided to relocate the station to the east in partnership with Cadillac Fairview, the owners of the Rideau Centre, where it would serve more people and provide access to the ByWard Market.

[6] The station features two artworks: FLOW/FLOTS by Geneviève Cadieux, a set of two glass screens on the station concourses overlooking the platforms; and The shape this takes to get to that by Jim Verburg, a set of murals in the access stairwells.

Connections with Société de transport de l'Outaouais as well as OC Transpo routes R1, 11, 16, and 19, exist on the other side of the Rideau Centre, at Mackenzie King station, accessed via an indoor interchange.

A sinkhole unexpectedly appeared on June 8, 2016, on Rideau Street adjoining the excavation for the underground station.