The station has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Franklin Branch, each with a mini-high section for accessibility.

The Norfolk County Railroad opened through South Dedham (now Norwood) in 1849, with a station at the modern location.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began subsidizing service in 1966 and purchased the line in 1973.

[1] In March 1891, the NY&NE petitioned the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners for permission to consolidate the two stations and to eliminate grade crossings nearby.

[17] The New Haven acquired control of the NY&NE through its subsidiary New England Railroad on September 1, 1895, and leased the line as its Midland Division effective July 1, 1898.

[18] By 1898, the New Haven planned to quadruple-track and grade-separate the line between Norwood Central and Boston, but this was never completed.

[3][19] In December 1897, a local business association appeared before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court seeking the railroad to comply with the 1891 order and build a combined station.

[18] By 1930, the Railroad Avenue grade crossing was controversially expected to be replaced by a new underpass at Nahatan Street, about 900 feet (270 m) to the south.

The single daily round trip on the Wrentham Branch was discontinued on July 17, 1938, as part of a massive station closure.

[26] The newly formed Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began subsidizing suburban commuter rail service on the Franklin Branch on April 24, 1966.