It was inaugurated on January 4, 1982; it briefly served as the western terminus of the orange line, replacing Snowdon station, until the opening of Plamondon in June of the same year.
The station is a normal side-platform station one entrance.
The station was designed by Gilbert Sauvé and contains murals and reliefs by the architect.
This station is named for the chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, the main street of the former village of Outremont, which had been called Côte Sainte-Catherine since the 17th century. The station, road, and côte were all named for Saint Catherine of Alexandria.