West Richmond railway station

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West Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
West Richmond Railway Station 2018-06-26.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 2, showing station buildings, June 2018
General information
LocationMuir Street,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates 37°48′54″S144°59′29″E / 37.8150°S 144.9914°E / -37.8150; 144.9914
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance3.66 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWRM
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901;123 years ago (1901-10-21)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006199,656 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Jolimont
towards Flinders Street
Mernda line North Richmond
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line North Richmond
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
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West Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Richmond in Victoria, Australia. West Richmond is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1901. [4]

Contents

The station was opened as a part of line extension from Princes Bridge to Collingwood.

Platforms and services

West Richmond has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services. [5] [6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 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
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ↑ "West Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ↑ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ↑ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
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