[5] The station is located on Hennepin County Road 122, an unsigned continuation of Washington Avenue SE.

Washington Avenue originally ran straight east-west across the Mississippi River when the first bridge for the road was built in 1884.

However, the current bridge was constructed in the 1960s at a slight angle to the southwest, causing Washington Avenue to become discontinuous.

The station was designed with an island platform to minimize the number of stairs and elevators needed.

Wire mesh that clads the station structure contain patterns that reflect the immigrant communities that have established themselves in the West Bank area, both through the Ceder Riverside neighborhood and the University of Minnesota.