Wilburton station is located along the BNSF Woodinville Subdivision corridor, north of NE 8th Street and east of 116th Avenue Northeast.

[6] The passage of Sound Transit 2 in 2008 funded the East Link light rail project, including the construction of a station near the Overlake Hospital Medical Center campus.

The station was proposed as a potential interim terminus for a truncated line between Seattle and Bellevue, in the event of a smaller package than the one that was passed by voters.

At street level, the station has two sets of stairs, escalators and elevators leading to the platform, as well as ticket vending machines and rider information.

It is 500 feet (150 m) long and primarily uses prefabricated steel trusses; the bridge cost $32 million to construct and was funded by the city and county governments.