Ocean Pier station was open for several years at Dolphin Avenue  to the north in the 1880s, likely to compete with a competitor – the Eastern Railroad-backed Boston, Winthrop and Shore Railroad – which operated in 1884 and 1885.
ˈoʊʃən pˈɪɹ stˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈoʊpən fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz æt dˈɑːlfɪn ˈævənˌuː tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, lˈaɪkli tə kəmpˈiːt wɪð ɐ kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn ɹˈeɪlɹoʊdbˈækt bˈɔstən, wˈɪnθɹɑːp ænd ʃˈoːɹ ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd wˌɪtʃ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.