The elevated station is located at the intersection of Park Lane and Greenville Avenue, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) east of North Central Expressway (US 75).

[6] Plans for a station on Park Lane date back to 1990 as the northern terminus of a 20-mile (32 km) starter system.

[7] After a 1990 study determined that the line may require grade separation when crossing Park Lane to prevent traffic congestion,[8] DART ultimately chose to build a temporary[9] ground-level platform at the NorthPark East location, which would not require crossing Park Lane until the line was extended further north.

[10] Construction on the Red Line's second northern extension, including a bridge over Park Lane and a permanent elevated station, began in April 1999.

Local artists Vicki Meek and John Christensen decorated the station with an "urban oasis" theme.