The station is located along the west side of 112th Avenue Southeast south of Main Street, just west of Interstate 405 on the outskirts of Downtown Bellevue.[3] East Main is an at-grade station but lies at the south end of the Downtown Bellevue tunnel. The ballot measure that approved East Link in 2008 initially planned for the Downtown Bellevue portion of the route to be at-grade, however, the City of Bellevue committed to $185 million in cost-sharing to finance the tunnel.[4] An early concept for the station placed it at Southeast 8th Street, but it was moved north towards Main Street in 2011.[5]
The station offers similar amenities to existing Link light rail stations, including ticket vending machines, bicycle parking, and public art. A new park over the portal of the Downtown Bellevue tunnel was constructed and incorporates a new multi-use path to connect the station to Main Street and the nearby Surrey Downs neighborhood.[6]
