Sherwood Railway Station, Brisbane
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. It was renamed to Sherwood in May 1878.
The line through Indooroopilly was duplicated in June 1886. The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line.
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
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich & Rosewood* | |
| Springfield | Springfield Central | ||
| 2 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | |
| Springfield | Bowen Hills, Doomben, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | Caboolture & Nambour services operate Weekday afternoons only. 1 Doomben service operate Monday to Thursday afternoon only | |
| 3 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich & Rosewood* | evening peak only |
| 4 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | evening peak only |
| Springfield | Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | evening peak only |
*Note: One weekday morning service (4:56 am from Central) and selected afternoon peak services continue through to Rosewood. At all other times, a change of train is required at Ipswich.
References
- ^ "Opening of the Railway to Oxley". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXIX, no. 5, 306. Queensland, Australia. 6 October 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sherwood". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "GENERAL EPITOME". The Week (Brisbane). Vol. V, no. 124. Queensland, Australia. 11 May 1878. p. 21. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Sherwood Platform 1 Translink
- ^ Sherwood Platform 2 Translink
- ^ Sherwood Platform 3 Translink
- ^ Sherwood Platform 4 Translink
External links
Media related to Sherwood railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Sherwood station Queensland Rail
- Sherwood station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
