[3] Like other surface stops on the median-reservation section of the line, Ruggles Street station had bare asphalt platforms.

The line was cut back to Symphony on March 21, 1980; it was re-extended to Northeastern (using LRVs) on June 21 and Brigham Circle on September 20.

That renovation – part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations – was completed on January 13, 2003.

[8][1] Around 2006, the MBTA added a wooden mini-high platform on the outbound side, allowing level boarding on older Type 7 LRVs.

These platforms were installed at eight Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v.