Richmond railway station, Melbourne

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Richmond
Richmond
PTV commuter and regional rail station
	Westbound view from Platform 6 in March 2008
General information
Location	Punt Road,; Richmond, Victoria 3121; City of Melbourne ; City of Yarra ; Australia
Coordinates	37°49′25″S144°59′20″E / 37.82361°S 144.98889°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave Alamein ; Glen Waverley ; Pakenham Cranbourne ; Frankston ; Sandringham ; Gippsland ;
Distance	3.80 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	10 (5 island)
Tracks	10
Connections	Bus; Tram;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	RMD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 February 1859;164 years ago
Rebuilt	December 1859; Mid 1880s; Late 1950s
Electrified	May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Punt Road (1859); Swan Street (1859–1866)
Passengers
2005–2006	1,452,166

Last updated December 09, 2023

Preceding station	Metro Trains		Following station
Flinders Street or Parliament towards Flinders Street		Lilydale line	East Richmond towards Lilydale
		Belgrave line	East Richmond towards Belgrave
		Alamein line Weekday peaks only	East Richmond towards Alamein
		Glen Waverley line	East Richmond towards Glen Waverley
		Glen Waverley line	Darling Weekday peak express services towards Glen Waverley
		Pakenham line	South Yarra towards Pakenham
		Cranbourne line	South Yarra towards Cranbourne
Flinders Street towards Werribee or Williamstown		Frankston line	South Yarra towards Frankston
Flinders Street Terminus		Sandringham line	South Yarra towards Sandringham
Preceding station	V/Line		Following station
Flinders Street towards Southern Cross		Gippsland line	Caulfield towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale

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.^[4]

History

Richmond station has been relocated and rebuilt four times. The first station was at ground level, and opened on 8 February 1859 as Punt Road. It closed in the same year, on 12 December. On the same day, a new station called Swan Street, also at ground level, opened. It was re-named Richmond on 1 January 1867.^[4] In 1885, an elevated station was opened just north of Swan Street, with six platforms.

By the 1930s, the station was struggling to cope with patronage. The 1940 Ashworth Improvement Plan recommended that it be rebuilt, but funding problems during World War II prevented that from happening.^[5] The station had also deteriorated to the point that it was condemned by the local council. In the 1950s, work began on a replacement, as part of Operation Phoenix, the postwar rebuilding of the Victorian Railways.^[6] However, it was not until 26 March 1960 that the present station was completed. Located slightly west of the previous station, the bridges at each end of the station, across Punt Road and Swan Street, were also rebuilt to accommodate the ten tracks. For a time, platforms at both the old and new stations were used, before the original station was closed and demolished.

In 1973, the flyover for the down Burnley local line was built at the up end of Platforms 9 and 10,^[4] with the junction to the east of Platforms 7, 8, 9 and 10 abolished in the same year.^[4]

The station was the filming location for the opening scene of the 1992 Australian film Romper Stomper . In the film's story, the station was named Footscray.

In 1994, major re-signalling works occurred between Richmond and South Yarra.^[4] On 4 December 1996, Richmond was upgraded to a premium station.^[7]

During 2015, the verandahs on all platforms were lengthened and roofs installed over the ramps leading to the pedestrian subway at the up end of the station.^[8] The additional verandahs filled in the gaps between the existing verandahs, giving passengers coverage against inclement weather and to reduce overcrowding.^[8]

During the 2018/2019 financial year, it was the ninth-busiest station in metropolitan Melbourne, with 4.17 million boardings per year.^[9]

Platforms, facilities and services

Richmond has ten platforms; five island platforms with two faces each. It is built on an embankment immediately east of Punt Road, with platforms extending west across the Punt Road railway bridge. The station is connected by three subways, with access to the platforms by ramps. There are no lifts at the station.

The station is located in Melbourne's sporting precinct. A special-events entrance at the western end is opened during events at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Park and AAMI Park.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham line services, and V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services.

Platform 1:

Sandringham line all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Sandringham line all stations services to Sandringham

Platform 3:

Frankston line all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 4:

Frankston line all stations and limited express services to Frankston

Platform 5:

Pakenham line all stations services to Flinders Street
Cranbourne line all stations services to Flinders Street
Gippsland line V/Line services to Southern Cross (set down only)

Platform 6:

Pakenham line express services to Pakenham
Cranbourne line express services to Cranbourne
Gippsland line V/Line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale (pick up only)

Platform 7 and 8:

Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Glen Waverley line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Alamein line weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 9 and 10:

Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Lilydale
Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Belgrave
Glen Waverley line all stations and limited express services to Glen Waverley
Alamein line weekday all stations and limited express services to Alamein

Schematic diagram of the station

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Richmond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill ^[10]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Richmond station:

: Docklands (Waterfront City) – Wattle Park ^[11]

Gallery

Westbound view from Platform 1 in January 2021. The junction of Punt Road and Olympic Boulevard is to the left, with AAMI Park in the distance.

Notes

↑ weekday peaks only

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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 4 5 "Richmond". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
↑ Lee, Robert (2007). The Railways of Victoria 1854–2004. Melbourne University Publishing Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-522-85134-2.
↑ Public Relations and Betterment Board (1952). Phoenix Pauses. Victorian Railway Commissioners. (VR publicity brochure)
↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 2016. p. 243.
↑ "Station Patronage Data 2013–2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
↑ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.

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[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

[vicsigrichmond-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "Richmond". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[lee185-6] Lee, Robert (2007). The Railways of Victoria 1854–2004. Melbourne University Publishing Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-522-85134-2.

[br1952-7] Public Relations and Betterment Board (1952). Phoenix Pauses. Victorian Railway Commissioners. (VR publicity brochure)

[newsrailoct97-8] "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.

[newsrailaug16-9] 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 2016. p. 243.

[patronage2013-2018-10] "Station Patronage Data 2013–2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[11] "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.

[12] "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.

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