ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ kəmjˈuːɾɚ ɹˈeɪl stˈeɪʃən ɔnðə bˈɔstən ænd ˈɔːlbəni ɹˈeɪlɹoʊdz hˈaɪlənd bɹˈæntʃ; ɪt klˈoʊzd wɪððə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə lˈaɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ænd ɹɪˈoʊpənd ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn æz ɐ lˈaɪt ɹˈeɪl stˈeɪʃən.
It was originally a commuter rail station on the Boston and Albany Railroad's Highland branch; it closed with the rest of the line in 1958 and reopened on July 4, 1959 as a light rail station.