Norfolk station (MBTA)

Norfolk is an MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line station located on Rockwood Road in Norfolk, Massachusetts. The station has one platform which serves a single track, with a mini-high section for accessibility.

Norfolk
Norfolk station in April 2010
Location9 Rockwood Road, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°07′13″N 71°19′32″W
Line(s)Franklin Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections GATRA: Medway "T" Shuttle
Construction
Parking532 spaces ($4.00 fee)
11 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
Rebuiltc.1991
Passengers
2018875 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Franklin/Dean College Franklin Line Walpole
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Franklin
toward Blackstone
Midland Line Walpole
toward Boston

The mini-high platform was added along with new parking areas around 1991.[2] A planned project to double-track the line, announced in November 2019, would add a second track and platform at the station.[3]

References

  1. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. "Notice to Bidders". Boston Globe. June 29, 1990. p. 55 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "FMCB Approves Franklin Line Double Track Phase 2 Work and Phase 3 Preliminary Design Work" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 18, 2019.
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