Dedham Corporate Center (MBTA station)

DEDHAM CORP. CTR/128
An outbound train enters Dedham Corporate Center station in 2012
Location	125 Allied Drive Dedham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°13′37″N 71°10′27″W / 42.2270°N 71.1743°W / 42.2270; -71.1743Coordinates: 42°13′37″N 71°10′27″W / 42.2270°N 71.1743°W / 42.2270; -71.1743
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Franklin Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	497 spaces ($4.00 fee) 11 accessible spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	January 15, 1990
Previous names	Dedham Junction (1881-1899) Rust Craft (1955-1977)
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	806 (daily inbound average)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Islington toward Forge Park/495 Franklin Line Endicott toward South Station Foxboro Terminus Franklin Line Game day special service only Back Bay toward South Station

Dedham Corporate Center (signed as Dedham Corporate Center/128) is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line, located just off exit 14 of Interstate 95/Route 128 It serves mostly as a park-and-ride location for inbound riders. The station consists of two platforms (each a long low asphalt platform with a short high-level platform for handicapped accessibility) serving the Franklin Line's two tracks. Previous stations named Dedham Junction (1881-1884 and 1888-1899) and Rust Craft (1955-1977) were located near the modern site.

The Norfolk County Railroad completed their Midland Division from Islington to Boston in January 1855. No station was originally located at the modern location, which was in the middle of a swamp until the middle of the 20th century. The line passed through several operators and finally to the New York and New England Railroad in 1875.

In 1881, the NY&NE built a branch from Dedham Junction (near the modern station site) to Dedham to replace the Norfolk County's original route to Dedham. This allowed the railroad to (unsuccessfully) compete with the Boston and Providence Railroad's Dedham Loop for Boston-Dedham commuter traffic. The branch was closed in 1884, but reopened in 1888 by state commission order. In 1890 a short leg allowing Dedham-Islington travel for the Old Colony Railroad's Wrentham Branch was opened; trains using this route skipped Dedham Junction station. By 1898, the New Haven Railroad had acquired the Old Colony, NY&NE, and the Boston & Providence. With the New Haven having no need for four routes to the small town of Dedham, the southern branch was soon abandoned. Service via Dedham Junction ended in 1899 and via Islington in 1904.