Amtrak recommends arriving 30 minutes before your scheduled train and it was my first time using…read moreAmtrak, and my first time to Route 128 Station. Exit the highway, drive past the parking garage and turn left onto Blue Hill Drive, and take the left on in where it says "Amtrak/MBTA Pick-up & Drop off". Either entrance at the end will work. While the left side is more direct and closer to the Amtrak counter, the right side will take you past the Dunkin Donuts. There's a waiting area, the bathrooms are by the elevator, and only two tracks. 1 is outbound, and 2 heads into Boston. Simple. Start heading out when they announce that your train is arriving, about 8 min in advance. Head towards the right if you are Coach bound. Take a seat and the conductor will scan your ticket code and tuck a paper ticket above you. Take it with you if you change seats. If you go past NYC, the crew changes, and every passenger gets scanned again. If you are ADA and need access to one of their accessible seats, there's a way to mention it when buying your ticket, so the conductor will save you a seat in advance. Two bathrooms are available at one end of the Coach car. If the light is on, the bathroom is taken and the door locked. These are roomier than those on airplanes. So are the seats, although they otherwise resemble those found in planes with the tables that fold down and seats that recline back. 120 volt plugs are available, but no screens and no headset jacks, so no music. Stops are announced, so it felt that communication was pretty good on the train and at the station. Coming back and arriving on track 2, we had to exit and head up and over the tracks, where we could go straight into the garage, or take the escalator down by Dunkin Donuts. There's an elevator as well, which will take you to the bathrooms.

Clean and large for a two track station. Commuter Rail MBTA as well as Amtrak…read more Two convenience centers, one up stairs which has a large selection of stuff and the Dunkies Downstairs... typical. The parking lot is huge and quite affordable at $15.00 a day. There are also cans downstairs and an area for buses. Truthfully, better than going into South Station for the train.

Great station. First there is plenty of parking. 800+ spaces. But even recently it has been filling…read moreup now that they have been taking spaces from Walpole. It is also a flat surface so you don't have to walk up and down stairs or down a hill or cross a busy road to get to your parking. Unlike Walpole or Norfolk. Also, on the off chance it is full when you get there -- sometimes on snow days it gets full because people don't park in the lines -- Norwood Depot is just down the street and that never gets full. MBTA, more like this mmmkkay?

Always plenty of parking. I love the gas station and DD across the street. You can easily grab your…read morecoffee, paper, gum etc before you head into the city. The store also sells train tickets. The staff is fast and friendly!

A smaller station, but their parking lot with 497 spaces meant that a whole bunch of people got off…read morethe train with me at rush hour. There is not much more than a covered bench here for waiting but there is a visible "next train" board that I found not only very helpful, but also very accurate. There is no overhead crossing here, you'll be crossing the tracks at a designated area. If you're headed to the parking lot, then you're waiting for the train to get out of the way before you can cross. For inbound trains, there is a raised platform. There are signs that tell you so, but I did see at least one train rider who didn't see the signs and had to run/jog to get to the boarding area when the train arrived. The station is on the "Franklin" line. For normal runs, it is between Islington (outbound towards Forge Park / 495) and Endicott (inbound towards South Station). On days with Patriots games, there is special service from here that goes outbound to Foxboro and inbound to Back Bay. There are no ticketing machines here that I could see. You can buy your ticket on board (I saw someone do that) or there's an app you can download and use.

I take the train into Boston every day and I go to Dedham Corp Station. I pay $4.00 a day to park…read morein this parking lot that is a pit. There are monster pot holes, poor drainage throughout the parking lot so if it rains heavy you are wading your way to the car. The parking app works to take your money - but if the MBTA runs this lot - they should be ashamed of themselves. Have a little pride.

I've taken the train from here once to Boston and it was a great experience. The reason for the…read morelow rating is the terrible signage at the station. All of the signs are to communicate the location of the handicap platforms. If you don't understand that you can easily mistake those signs as directional indicators for where the train is going and some cases that could lead one to board the wrong train. Fix is easy. Just put up one sign that says "Boston Train" and another that says "Outbound Train". Handicap people are smart enough to see the platforms and ramps for wheelchairs.

I am a fan because this place always has plenty of parking but it is hard to get in and out of…read more When it snows though this place is a life saver. One issue with this lot is that not all the trains stop at it. But all trains stop at Norwood Central. Now that they have taken spaces away from Walpole Station they should see about making a second exit.

Very impressed with the new high-level boarding platform and helpful screens. Hopefully the station…read morebuilding and coffee shop will open again sometime. Great to see the recovery the commuter rail has a whole has made post-COVID. I'd recommend the MBTA build a small and inexpensive platform so the Foxboro trains could stop at this station too, as they go right through here at 10MPH on a secondary track.

Cool old station building from the 1880's. Only open in the morning however and parking is very…read moretight as this is a popular station on the MBTA Franklin Line. There is some parking off of Rte 27 near the underpass under the tracks. The local cops and businesses will tow you if you try to park in a non-commuter rail parking lot. If the the station is open, get your tickets there from the coffee shop inside to avoid a surcharge on the train. Their machine is unreliable sometimes however. Would have more stars if it was open later and had a bit more parking.

This is a very poorly run train station. No instructions. No prices. No attendants. Nothing. We…read moreare travelers that use trains all the time. Paid for parking and left because it was so bad.

Been here a few times when I took the Stoughton train home when my normal Franklin Line was…read moredelayed. Do not be intimidated by the insane looking stairs here, the whole place actually makes a lot of sense. There seems to be a lot of parking available in several different lots as well, so that doesn't seem like an issue. When leaving this place there is a bit of conjestion but it sorts out quickly.

Does what it is supposed to do. Gets me from Needham to Boston on time. Personalities of the MBTA…read morestaff could sometimes use a little improvement, but they are easy enough to block out. Sad that this line no longer runs on the weekends.