Fields Corner was the southern terminus of the line for about a year until Shawmut and Ashmont station opened in 1928.

[2] The elevated station was designed for efficient transfer between rapid transit trains and surface streetcars and buses.

[2] The MBTA issued a $4.3 million design contract for renovations of Ashmont, Shawmut, and Fields Corner stations on May 3, 2001.

[4]: 25  The MBTA broke ground for the Red Line Rehabilitation Project - a $67 million reconstruction of Shawmut, Fields Corner, and Savin Hill stations - in October 2003.

[8][9] The new entrance lobby opened on December 22, 2006, making it the final fare-controlled station on the MBTA to be converted to use the CharlieCard-based automated fare collection system.