Norwood Central (MBTA 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
Line(s)	Franklin Line
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)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Windsor Gardens toward Forge Park/495 Franklin Line Norwood Depot toward South Station

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.

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.

Norwood Central has two side platforms, each with a mini-high section making the station fully handicapped accessible.