Norwood Central station

Norwood Central
Norwood Central
	Norwood Central station in June 2010
Location	164 Broadway, Norwood, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°11′20″N 71°12′00″W
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Franklin Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
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 (2018)	1,041 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Former services

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.

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]

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References

Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9780685412947.
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.

External links

Media related to Norwood Central station at Wikimedia Commons

MBTA - Norwood Central

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[CRcounts-1] Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

[150years-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.

[depots-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.