It is officially located on 6088 North Northwest Highway, but also runs parallel to Avondale Avenue near Raven Street.

As of 2018[update], Norwood Park is the 131st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 365 weekday boardings.

Norwood Park station was originally built as the "Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot" in 1907.

In fact, the station itself is privately owned, which is one reason it opens at 5:00 A.M. and has no specific closing time.

[2] The Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce & Industry carried out a major renovation project of the station in 1999.