Norwood Central station

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 1,041 daily riders it is the busiest station on the line outside Boston.[1] Norwood Central has two side platforms, each with a mini-high section making the station accessible.

Norwood Central
Norwood Central station in June 2010
Location164 Broadway, Norwood, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°11′20″N 71°12′00″W
Owned byMBTA
Line(s)Franklin Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking782 spaces ($4.00 fee)
16 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities27 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1852
Rebuilt1899
Traffic
Passengers (2018)1,041 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Windsor Gardens
toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro
 Franklin Line Norwood Depot
toward South Station
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Plimptonville
toward Blackstone
 Midland Line Norwood Depot
toward Boston

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]

References
  1. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  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. 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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