East Richmond railway station, Melbourne

East Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
Station building on Platform 2, May 2017
General information
Location	Church Street, Cremorne, Victoria 3121 City of Yarra Australia
Coordinates	37°49′35″S144°59′47″E / 37.82636°S 144.99636°E / -37.82636; 144.99636
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave Alamein [a] Glen Waverley
Distance	4.37 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	4
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	ERM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	24 September 1860;165 years ago (1860-09-24)
Rebuilt	9 January 1967
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Church Street (1860–1866)
Passengers
2005–2006	533,461 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Richmond towards Flinders Street		Lilydale line Limited services		Burnley towards Lilydale
		Belgrave line Limited services		Burnley towards Belgrave
		Alamein line Weekday peak only		Burnley towards Alamein
		Glen Waverley line		Burnley towards Glen Waverley

Track layout
Legend to Richmond 1 2 to Burnley

Location

East Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Cremorne. The station was opened on 24 September 1860, and the current station layout dates from 1967.

Opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name on 1 January 1867. ^[4]

History

East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company, when its service to Hawthorn began. A level crossing was formerly located at Green Street, near the up end of the station, which was removed on 12 March 1965, along with the associated signal box, and replaced with a pedestrian subway. ^[4] . ^[5]

In the 1960s, the line through the station was quadrupled, the track was lowered by 1.2 metres, and a new Platform 1 was built. The first of the two new tracks was commissioned on 1 August 1966, and the second on 9 January 1967, along with the new platform. ^[5] In 1980, crossovers were provided at the up end of the station. ^[4]

The 2010/2011 state budget allocated $83.7 million to upgrade East Richmond to a premium station, along with nineteen others. ^{[6] [7]} However, the incoming Baillieu government cancelled those plans in 2011. ^[8]

Platforms and services

East Richmond station has two side platforms, and a total of four tracks operating through it. Its location at the city end of Melbourne's busiest group of railway lines means that, although a large number of services pass through the station, only a limited number stop there, largely because Richmond is only a few hundred metres away in Swan Street.

Services to and from Lilydale and Belgrave do not normally stop at East Richmond. Glen Waverley services stop here, except for Glen Waverley-bound services in the morning peak. Most services to and from Alamein, Blackburn and Ringwood stop here.

It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line trains. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Platform 1:

•   Lilydale line   all stations services to Flinders Street
•   Belgrave line   all stations services to Flinders Street
•   Alamein line   weekday all stations services to Flinders Street
•   Glen Waverley line   all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•   Lilydale line   all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood, select services to Lilydale
•   Belgrave line   all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood, select services to Belgrave
•   Alamein line   weekday all stations services to Alamein
•   Glen Waverley line   all stations services to Glen Waverley

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates two routes via East Richmond station:

• : Waterfront City Docklands – Wattle Park ^[13]
• : North Richmond – Balaclava ^[14]

Notes

1. weekday peaks only

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Transport Victoria
4. "East Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
5. Dornan, S.E.; Henderson, R.G. (1979). The Electric Railways of Victoria. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. p. 80. ISBN   0909459061.
6. "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
7. "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). June 2010. p. 165.
8. Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
9. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
13. "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.
14. "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

Media related to East Richmond railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

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