Created by the Massachusetts Central Railroad in 1881 as a simple platform, it was named for the Wayside Inn approximately a mile south, to which it provided service.

Passengers included innkeeper Edward Lemon, Babe Ruth and Henry Ford.

[2] In 2022, a buried transmission line project between Sudbury and Hudson began construction under the former Massachusetts Central Railroad ROW for which it provided service.

[4] This project subsidized the cost of building a section of the Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside, which was named for this station and the Inn, and which is expected to complete construction in 2025.

[5] As part of this project, DCR will install granite markers to commemorate the archaeological site.