[7] The branch line was converted to standard gauge in 1887, renamed the Grafton and Upton Railroad (G&U) in 1888, and extended to Milford in 1890.

[7] The G&U was electrified in 1902; passenger service was provided by streetcars operated by the Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway.

[3]: 369  The G&U has continued to use a yard at North Grafton, where the freight house (built between 1930 and 1957) remains in use by the railroad.

[10][11] The station was closed on April 24, 1960 when the B&A dropped almost all stops west of Framingham as part of service cuts.

[12] In August 1973, the 1964-formed Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began subsidizing service (operated by Penn Central since 1968) between Boston and Framingham.

Service initially ran nonstop from Framingham to Worcester, but intermediate park and ride stops were added later as mitigation for delays in reopening the Greenbush Line.