It is situated near to the Medborgarplatsen square in the district of Södermalm in central Stockholm, and lies below Götgatan between its junctions with Noe Arksgränden [sv] and Folkungagatan.

The station has a single island platform, which is accessed by entrances at the junction of Götgatan with Folkungagatan, and in the Björns trädgård.

[citation needed] Medborgarplatsen is, along with Skanstull, the oldest underground station on the metro, actually predating that system by some years.

As part of Art in the Stockholm metro project, Gunnar Söderström [sv] designed the color scheme of the pillars and walls in 1979.

In the southern ticket hall there is a wall decoration and floor mosaic by Mari Pårup [sv] from 1997.