Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) subsidies began in 1966, and the agency bought the line in 1973.

[3][4][5] The Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority operates a shuttle connecting the station with downtown Medway.

[7]: 43 The financial failure of the B&NYC in 1855 led to the trustees of the bondholders of the Norfolk County Railroad taking back control of their line.

[12] By the mid-1870s, the station building was located on the north side of the tracks just west of Rockwood Road, with a freight house on the opposite corner.

[16] The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was formed in 1964 to subsidize suburban commuter rail service.

The MBTA purchased most of the Penn Central commuter lines, including the Franklin Branch, in January 1973.

[19][5] A 1994 study found that the station served surrounding towns including Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, and Wrentham, with only 30% of ridership from Norfolk itself.

[21] Work on a second phase, which will add double track through Norfolk station and west to near Franklin, began in 2020.