It is located under Newport Avenue (Route 1A) in the South Attleboro neighborhood, just north of the Rhode Island border.

After the MBTA and MAAB reached an agreement on the length of accessible platforms, the station opened in July 1990.

The station did not meet state requirements for accessibility: the footbridge had only stairs and no ramps, and no high-level platforms had been built.

[12][13] The MBTA's appeal of the MAAB ruling (which came two years before the Americans with Disabilities Act mandated accessibility nationwide) had system-wide implications, particularly for the then-inaccessible Green Line.

[10][14] The MBTA began operating Providence–Foxboro service for events at Gillette Stadium in 1997, with South Attleboro as one of the intermediate stops.

[4] More immediately, portions of the station were in poor condition, with a 2012 report indicating that two sets of stairs were closed due to rust damage.

[18] The project will include full-length high-level platforms, a new footbridge with elevators, an improved bus stop, and changes to the parking lot.

[33][34] The MBTA reopened the station with "limited peak-hour service" – three daily round trips using only the north platform – on May 20, 2024.

[35][36] Parking at the station was made free (versus the usual rate of $6 daily) from October 1, 2024, to April 1, 2025, in an attempt to attract ridership.

[3] In 2013, RIPTA began a two-year-long systemwide reorganization; one specific objective of the project was to secure federal permission to run directly to South Attleboro.

[41] GATRA service to Bristol Place was discontinued prior to 2012 due to low ridership, but resumed in 2015.