Norwood Central station

NORWOOD CENTRAL
Norwood Central station in June 2010
Location 164 Broadway
Norwood, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°11′20″N 71°12′00″W / 42.18875°N 71.19990°W / 42.18875; -71.19990Coordinates: 42°11′20″N 71°12′00″W / 42.18875°N 71.19990°W / 42.18875; -71.19990
Owned by MBTA
Line(s) Franklin Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections MBTA Bus: 34E
Construction
Parking 782 spaces ($4.00 fee)
16 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities 27 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 3
History
Opened 1852
Rebuilt 1899
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 1,185 (weekday inbound average)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Franklin Line
Former services
Preceding station   New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad   Following station
toward Blackstone
Midland Line

Norwood Central is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Norwood, Massachusetts. It serves the Franklin Line, and is located slightly south of downtown Norwood. It is a major park-and-ride location for Boston's southwest suburbs; with 1,185 daily riders it is the busiest station on the line.[1] Norwood Central has two side platforms, each with a mini-high section making the station fully handicapped accessible.

History

Norwood Central station in 1906

The Norfolk County Railroad opened from Dedham to Walpole on April 23, 1849. South Dedham was originally the only station in what is now Norwood (then part of Dedham). Dedham Middle station, a small wooden building, was added around 1852.[2] It was renamed Norwood Central in 1872 when Norwood separated from Dedham.[3]

A new one-story brick station building was constructed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1899. It was similar to no-longer-extant stations built around the same time at Forest Hills, Atlantic, Quincy, and Warren.[3] Unusually, the downspouts are built into the brickwork rather than affixed internally.[3]

Norwood Central is still served by the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line, but the station building is now occupied by businesses.[3]

Bus connections

The station is served by one MBTA Bus route:

References

  1. 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ↑ Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9780685412947.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. pp. 210–211. ISBN 9780942147087.

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