[3]: 376 In 1881–82, the Old Colony built a brick passenger station and an engine house at South Abington.

A freight yard and buildings were constructed, and a new wye with the Bridgewater Branch was added south of the station.

[2][4] The station was renamed Whitman on May 10, 1886, following the town's name change a week earlier.

[8] The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) purchased many of the former New Haven Railroad lines, including the Old Colony mainline (Plymouth Secondary) between Braintree and Plymouth, from Penn Central in 1973.

[10] The engine house foundations were uncovered in 1990 during an archeological survey prior to the restoration of service on the Old Colony Lines.