[2] On 7 April 2014, with the placement of the first frame for the station roof, the highest point of the new metro line was reached.

[3] The station, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, is situated on a new crossover in the median of the Nieuwe Leeuwarderweg thoroughfare.

In May 2013, a municipal advisory committee selected an artwork by Harmen Liemburg to be installed at this station.

[4] It is a drawing based on old maps and the various birds that live in and around Amsterdam, which will be carved out in the floor tiles of the platform.

To the east of the station site is the shopping centre Boven 't IJ, which is renovated and expanded with apartments, sports facilities, a cultural centre, a movie theater, educational facilities and office space.