[11] A new Harvard Street station – a converted house on the east side of the tracks – was placed into service on January 1, 1903.

[12][9][13] By 1906, Dorchester station was the outer terminus for some short turn trains on the line.

The Indigo Line plan was not adopted, but elements of it were included when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts agreed in 2005 to make improvements on the Fairmount Line part of its legally binding commitment to mitigate increased air pollution from the Big Dig.

Among the selected improvements in the Fairmount Line Improvements project were four new commuter rail stations on the line, including one at Talbot Avenue as well as Newmarket, Four Corners/Geneva, and Blue Hill Avenue.

[15] A $15.9 million contract for construction of the station and the replacement of the adjacent Talbot Avenue overpass was awarded in August 2010.

[1] In April 2013, a 6-foot fence on both platforms was erected in response to privacy concerns from residents of abutting properties.