West Richmond railway station

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West Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
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Southbound view from Platform 2, 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;122 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 Mernda line North Richmond
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line North Richmond
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
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West Richmond railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Richmond, and it opened on 21 October 1901. [4]

Contents

The station opened along with the line from Princes Bridge to Collingwood. [4]

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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