North Richmond railway station

North Richmond
Northbound view from Platform 2, December 2013
General information
Location	Victoria Street / Regent Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121 City of Yarra Australia
Coordinates	37°48′37″S144°59′33″E / 37.8104°S 144.9925°E / -37.8104; 144.9925
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Lines	Mernda Hurstbridge
Distance	4.16 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	NRM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1901;124 years ago (1901-10-21)
Rebuilt	1981
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	335,479 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
West Richmond towards Flinders Street		Mernda line		Collingwood towards Mernda
		Hurstbridge line		Collingwood towards Eltham or Hurstbridge

Track layout
Legend to West Richmond 1 2 to Collingwood

Location

North Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-eastern suburb of Richmond, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. North Richmond station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1901, with the current station provided in 1981. ^[4]

History

North Richmond station opened on 21 October 1901, when a direct railway line was provided between Princes Bridge and Collingwood. ^[4]

In 1913, a crossover was provided at the down end of the station. ^[4] In 1941, it was abolished. ^[4]

In 1981, the current station buildings were provided. ^[5]

Platforms and services

North Richmond is an elevated station with two side platforms, each with a pebbledash station building. It is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains. ^{[6] [7]}

Current

North Richmond platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Mernda line     Hurstbridge line	Flinders Street	All stations
2	Mernda line     Hurstbridge line	Reservoir, Epping, Mernda, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge	All stations and limited express services

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates twelve routes via North Richmond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill ^[8]
•  302 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station ^[9]
•  303 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North ^[10]
•  304 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster ^[11]
•  305 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only) ^[12]
•  309 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale ^[13]
•  318 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East) ^[14]
•  350 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus ^[15]
• SmartBus  905 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre ^[16]
• SmartBus  906 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte ^[17]
• SmartBus  907 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station ^[18]
• SmartBus  908 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only) ^[19]

Yarra Trams operates two tram routes via North Richmond station:

• : Victoria Gardens – St Kilda ^[20]
• : Box Hill – Port Melbourne ^[21]

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) Data Vic
4. "North Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
5. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. V.A. Winter. p. 107. ISBN   0-9592069-3-0.
6. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
7. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
8. "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
13. "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
14. "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
15. "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
17. "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
18. "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
19. "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
20. "12 Victoria Gardens - St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
21. "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au