It is located off Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A) west of downtown Cohasset.

However, it was the site of the junction with the Whitney Spur, which led to the Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot Annex (open from 1941-1962).

[1] It was intended as a park-and-ride station, with a large parking lot but few pedestrian connections to neighborhoods.

The 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Whitney Spur Rail Trail opened from the station to the park around the same time.

However, a gate blocked access from the trail to the northwest section of the park, which still had several dangerous abandoned buildings.