East Berkeley Street station, a street-level bus station on the Washington Street branch of the MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit service, opened on the site in 2002.

[1] It was originally built with a short center island platform, similar to Northampton station to the south.

Eleven years later, Dover was rebuilt with two eight-car-long side platforms in a more utilitarian style, with the new station opening on December 9, 1912.

[2][4] On December 5, 1960, the MTA began operating "modified express service" on the Elevated during the morning rush hour.

[1] Silver Line service on Washington Street began on July 20, 2002, replacing the route 49 bus.