The first station at the site opened in 1852 on Langley Road as a part of the Charles River Railroad.

[3] The station was heavily modified in 1905–07 when the line was lowered below grade to eliminate street crossings.

The station building was rented out as commercial space; by 1962, it housed a clothing store.

[18][19] Around 2006, the MBTA added a wooden mini-high platform on the inbound 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.