Sherwood railway station is a suburban railway station in Armadale, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Armadale line which is part of the Transperth network, and is southwest of Perth station and north of Armadale station. The station opened in 1973 as Kingsley, but was renamed to Sherwood in 1989. It consists of two side platforms with a pedestrian level crossing. It is not fully accessible due to steep ramps, wide gaps at the pedestrian level crossing, and wide gaps between the platform and train. Services are operated by Transperth Train Operations, a division of the state government's Public Transport Authority. The station was temporarily closed for 18 months from November 2023 to allow upgrade works on the Armadale Line to take place. It reopened in October 2025.
Description
Sherwood station is along the South Western Railway, which links Perth to Bunbury. The northern of this railway, between Perth and Armadale, is used by Armadale line suburban rail services as part of the Transperth network. Sherwood station is located between Challis station to the north and Armadale station to the south, within the suburb of Armadale. The station is between Streich Avenue to the east and Railway Avenue to the west,
History
With the 1970 Corridor Plan for Perth, new areas between Armadale and Kelmscott were opened up for development. The Armadale–Kelmscott Shire Council began lobbying the state government for new stations within the large gap between Armadale and Kelmscott stations. Plans were completed by May 1973 for two new stations, with construction commencing soon afterwards. Sherwood station opened later that year, as did the adjacent Challis station. Sherwood was originally named Kingsley station after the nearby Kingsley Primary School. It was renamed on 27 July 1989 to avoid confusion with Kingsley in the northern suburbs of Perth. The name "Sherwood" comes from a nearby housing estate developed in the early 20th century. In 1982–83, shelters were built at the station. On 20 November 2023, the station closed for 18 months to allow work on the Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal, Thornlie–Cockburn Link and Byford Rail Extension projects to take place. It reopened with the Byford extension on 12 October 2025.
Services
Sherwood station was served by Armadale line services operated by Transperth Train Operations, a division of the PTA. Trains run between Perth and Byford every 7.5 minutes on peak, every 15 minutes off peak and every 30 minutes at night, stopping at all stations.
On Railway Avenue are a pair of bus stops for rail replacement route 907, which operates a limited stop service between Perth Busport and Armadale when trains are not running. The City of Armadale rezoned nearby land for higher densities in the late 2010s, with the goal of increasing patronage.
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