Sherwood railway station, Brisbane
Sherwood | ||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 3 in August 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Honour Avenue, Sherwood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′52″S 152°58′46″E / 27.5311°S 152.9795°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 10.69 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600309 (platform 1) 600310 (platform 2) 600311 (platform 3) 600312 (platform 4) | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 5 October 1874 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] It was renamed to Sherwood in May 1878.[2]
The line through Indooroopilly was duplicated in June 1886. The station was rebuilt in 1960 as part of the quadruplication of the line.[3]
Services
Sherwood is served by City network services operating from Nambour, Caboolture, Kippa-Ring and Bowen Hills to Springfield Central, Ipswich and Rosewood.[4][5]
Services by Platform
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich & Rosewood* | [6] |
| Springfield | Springfield Central | [6] | |
| 2 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Caboolture & Nambour | [7] |
| Springfield | Bowen Hills, Doomben, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | Caboolture & Nambour services operate Weekday afternoons only. 1 Doomben service operate Mon-Thur afternoon only[7] | |
| 3 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Ipswich & Rosewood* | evening peak only[8] |
| 4 | Ipswich & Rosewood | Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | evening peak only[9] |
| Springfield | Bowen Hills, Kippa-Ring, Caboolture & Nambour | evening peak only[9] |
*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.[4]
References
- ^ "Sherwood". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Sherwood (late Oxley West),". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 4 May 1878. p. 6. Retrieved 18 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Ipswich Rosewood Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Springfield Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b Sherwood Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ a b Sherwood Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ Sherwood Platform 3 TransLink
- ^ a b 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
