Located in the North Loop area of Downtown Minneapolis, the station is named for Target Field, the Minnesota Twins baseball stadium.

The station adjoins Target Field, and commuter rail trains can wait beside the stadium.

[5] The rail bed was lowered to form what is known as "The Cut" below the street grade today.

The first rail depot in downtown Minneapolis, for the St. Paul and Pacific, was located east near the present-day Fourth Street along the same tracks.

The light rail line was extended from its existing terminus at Warehouse District / Hennepin Avenue to serve the new station.

An extension of Amtrak's Borealis to Target Field Station from Union Depot is also proposed.

The Northstar Line one-way fares from this station range from $1.00 to $3.25 on weekdays and $1.00 to $2.75 on weekends, depending on the destination.