East Richmond railway station, Melbourne

Track layout
	Legend

East Richmond
East Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
	Station building on Platform 2 in 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
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave Alamein ; 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;163 years ago
Rebuilt	9 January 1967
Electrified	December 1922; (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Church Street (1860–1866)
Passengers
2005–2006	533,461

Last updated November 15, 2023

Preceding station		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

East Richmond railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Cremorne, and it opened on 24 September 1860 as Church Street. It was renamed East Richmond on 1 January 1867.^[4]

History

East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company, when its service to Hawthorn began on 24 September 1860. A level crossing was formerly located at Green Street, near the up end of the station, which was removed on 12 March 1965 and replaced with a pedestrian subway,^[4] along with the associated signal box.^[5] In the 1960s, the line through the station was quadrupled, with the track being 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 these 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 a large number of services pass through the station, but only a limited number stop there, largely because of its proximity to Richmond, 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 serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line services.^[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:

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

Notes

↑ weekday peaks only

Related Research Articles

Box Hill railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, and opened on 1 December 1882.

Blackburn railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Blackburn, and it opened on 25 December 1882.

Mont Albert railway station was located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mont Albert. Located between Surrey Hills and Box Hill, it opened on 11 August 1890 and closed on 17 February 2023, due to project works associated with the Level Crossing Removal Project.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richmond railway station, Melbourne</span> Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham lines, serving the south-eastern inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Richmond is a premium status elevated structure station featuring ten platforms, with five island platforms. The stations opened on 8 February 1859 as Punt Road before being renamed Swan Street on 12 December of the same year, it was renamed Richmond on 1 January 1867.

Burnley railway station is the junction for the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Burnley, and it opened on 1 May 1880 as Burnley Street. It was renamed Burnley on 1 September 1882.

Hawthorn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, and opened on 13 April 1861.

Glenferrie railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, and it opened on 3 April 1882 as Glenferrie Road. It was renamed Glenferrie on 1 September of that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Auburn railway station, Melbourne</span> Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Auburn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East, and it opened on 3 April 1882 as Auburn Road. It was renamed Auburn on 1 September of that year.

Camberwell railway station is the junction for the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 3 April 1882.

East Camberwell railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 14 May 1900.

Canterbury railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Canterbury, and it opened on 1 December 1882.

Chatham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Surrey Hills, and it opened on 1 April 1927.

Mount Waverley railway station is a commuter railway station in the suburb of Mount Waverley in the south east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is part of the Glen Waverley line on Melbourne's suburban rail network. The station opened in 1930 as a part of the extension from East Malvern to Glen Waverley. The station consists of two side which are connected to each other via the adjacent roads, additionally both platforms are connected to each other via a pedestrian subway. Additionally the station is served by bus routes 623 and 733. The station is appromixately 18 kilometres (11 mi) or around a 30-minute train ride away from Flinders Street.

Syndal railway station is a commuter railway station in the suburb of Glen Waverley in the south east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened in 1930 as a part of the extension from East Malvern to Glen Waverley. The station consists of a single island platforms which is connected to Hunter Street and Coleman Parade via a pedestrian subway.

Glen Waverley railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburb of Glen Waverley in the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station originally opened in 1930 as part of the line's extension from East Malvern. The station consists of a single island platform that is connected to Kingsway via a ramp on the station's eastern end.

Mitcham railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mitcham, and it opened on 25 December 1882.

Heatherdale railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood, and opened on 7 September 1958.

Ringwood railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood, Victoria, Australia. Ringwood is a premium status ground structure station featuring three platforms, with an island platform and one side platform connected by an accessible overground concourse. The station opened on 1 December 1882.

The Lilydale line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's sixth-longest metropolitan railway line at 37.8 kilometres (23.5 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Lilydale station in the east, serving 27 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Croydon. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hours, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated, with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Lilydale line run in two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.

The Belgrave line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fourth-longest metropolitan railway line at 41.8 kilometres (26.0 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Belgrave station in the east, serving 31 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Upper Ferntree Gully. Beyond Belgrave, the narrow-gauge line has been restored as the Puffing Billy Railway, which runs tourist services to the original terminus of Gembrook. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hours, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated, with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Belgrave line run in a two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.

References

1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
1 2 3 "East Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
1 2 SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. pp. 76, 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
↑ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
↑ "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
↑ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
↑ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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

Melway map at street-directory.com.au

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] weekday peaks only

[patronage2005-2015-2] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2022-4] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[vicsigeastrichmond-5] 1 2 3 "East Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[Dornan&Henderson-6] 1 2 SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. pp. 76, 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.

[7] "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[newsrailjun10-8] "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.

[9] Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun . Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[10] "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[11] "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[12] "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[13] "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[14] "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.

[15] "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.

[lower-alpha 1]

[1]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]