Line(s) Franklin Line Disabled access Yes Rebuilt 1899 Platforms in use 2 Connections MBTA Bus, 34E | Bicycle facilities 27 spaces Fare zone 3 Opened 1852 Tracks 2 | |
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Location 164 Broadway
Norwood, Massachusetts Parking 782 spaces ($4.00 fee)
16 accessible spaces Address Norwood, MA 02062, United States | ||
Norwood Central is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line, located slightly south of downtown Norwood, Massachusetts. 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. Norwood Central has two side platforms, each with a mini-high section making the station fully handicapped accessible.
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History
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, opened around 1852. It was renamed Norwood Central in 1872 when Norwood separated from Dedham.
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. Unusually, the downspouts are built into the brickwork rather than affixed internally.
Norwood Central is still served by the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line, but the station building is now occupied by businesses.
Bus connections
The station is served by one MBTA Bus route: