ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌzðə tɹˈænsfɜː pˈɔɪnt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˈeɪn lˈaɪn ænd ðə wˈɪnθɹɑːp sˈɛntɚ bɹˈæntʃ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪts ʃˈɔːɹt ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ænd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˈeɪn lˈaɪn ænd ðə wˈɪnθɹɑːp lˈuːp ˈæftɚ ðə lˈæɾɚz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ˈoʊpənɪŋ.
The station was the transfer point between the main line and the Winthrop Center branch during its short operation from 1877 to 1885, and between the main line and the Winthrop Loop after the latter's 1888 opening.