A 2017 re-evaluation of the project recommended an interim route through Middleborough, with East Taunton station located just south of the junction.

The station is located in the southeast portion of Taunton along the New Bedford Secondary, slightly northwest of the Route 24 expressway.

[1] Two footbridges – one with stairs, the other with ramps – connect the platform to the 363-space parking lot, which includes a turnout for Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) buses.

[3]: 399  Freight service continued on the Middleboro Secondary and New Bedford Subdivision; the state purchased the former line from Conrail in December 1982.

[10] Potential transit-oriented development included new multi-family housing to the north, and eventual redevelopment of a nearby shopping center.

[12] On June 11, 2010, the state took ownership of the New Bedford Subdivision and several other CSX lines as part of a sale agreement.

The previously-considered southern site (a former sports complex on Industrial Drive at 1141 County Street) was chosen.

[18][19] In December 2022, the city council approved a zoning change allowing transit oriented development near the station.

The complex construction of East Taunton station, including the elevators, was one of the reasons given for the delay.