Sherwood railway station, Brisbane explained

Sherwood
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Honour Avenue, Sherwood
Coordinates:-27.5311°N 152.9795°W
Distance:10.69 kilometres from Central
Line:Main
Structure:Ground
Platform:4 (2 island)
Opened:[1]
Rebuilt:1960
Electrified:Yes
Code:600309 (platform 1)
600310 (platform 2)
600311 (platform 3)
600312 (platform 4)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2
Status:Staffed
Web:Queensland Rail

Sherwood railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Sherwood.

History

Sherwood station opened on 5 October 1874 as Oxley West as the interim terminus of the Main line from Ipswich. It was extended to Oxley Point on 4 February 1875.[2] It was renamed to Sherwood in May 1878.[3]

The line through Indooroopilly was duplicated in June 1886. The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line.[4]

Services

Sherwood is served by Citytrain network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.

Services by Platform

PlatformLinesDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*[5]
style=background:#1e90ffSpringfieldSpringfield Central
2style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodBowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour[6]
style=background:#1e90ffSpringfieldBowen Hills, Doomben, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & NambourCaboolture & Nambour services operate Weekday afternoons only.
1 Doomben service operate Monday to Thursday afternoon only
3style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodIpswich & Rosewood*evening peak only[7]
4style=background:#008851Ipswich & RosewoodBowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambourevening peak only[8]
style=background:#1e90ffSpringfieldBowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambourevening peak only
*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 6 October 1874. Opening of the Railway to Oxley.. XXIX. 3. The Brisbane Courier. 5,306. Queensland, Australia. 20 September 2020. National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Sherwood. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Queensland Places. 19 February 2020.
  3. News: GENERAL EPITOME. . . V . 124 . Queensland, Australia . 11 May 1878 . 20 September 2020 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  4. 13 July 2015.
  5. Sherwood Platform 1
  6. Sherwood Platform 2
  7. Sherwood Platform 3
  8. Sherwood Platform 4