Stadium station was proposed in 1998 as part of the segment between the Downtown Seattle and Beacon Hill tunnels and subsequently deferred months later.

[5][6][7] Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park are located one block west of the station on the north and south sides of Royal Brougham Way, respectively.

[8][25] The tracks crossing Royal Brougham Way sank by 3 inches (7.6 cm) due to ground settling and caused Link trains to be limited to 5 to 10 miles per hour (8.0 to 16.1 km/h).

[26][27] Stadium station consists of a single 400-foot-long (120 m),[21] at-grade island platform accessible via an entrance at its north end, 130 feet (40 m) from South Royal Brougham Way.

[29] A pocket track located south of the station was built to store extra trains that are deployed after major sporting events.

It was created by Christian French as part of the Stellar Connections series and its points represent nearby destinations, including the two stadiums.

[31][32] Stadium station is part of Sound Transit's 1 Line, which runs from between Lynnwood, the University of Washington campus, Downtown Seattle, the Rainier Valley, and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.

[34] The station was the former terminus of the final northbound trips of the service day to allow for overnight maintenance in Downtown Seattle to begin sooner.