ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd æz wˈɪnθɹɑːp dʒˈʌŋkʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən wɛn ðə bˈɔstən, wˈɪnθɹɑːp, ænd pˈɔɪnt ʃˈɜːli ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ˈoʊpənd tə wˈɪnθɹɑːp sˈɛntɚ, ænd ɐɡˈɛn æz ˈoːɹiənt hˈaɪts ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
The station was renamed as Winthrop Junction in 1877 when the Boston, Winthrop, and Point Shirley Railroad opened to Winthrop Center, and again as Orient Heights in April 1892.