East Richmond railway station, Melbourne

East Richmond
Station building on Platform 2, May 2017
General information
LocationChurch Street,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°49′35″S 144°59′47″E / 37.82636°S 144.99636°E / -37.82636; 144.99636
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance4.37 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeERM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 September 1860 (1860-09-24)
Rebuilt9 January 1967
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesChurch Street (1860–1866)
Passengers
2005–2006533,461[1]
2006–2007580,091[1]  8.74%
2007–2008593,135[1]  2.24%
2008–2009535,903[2]  9.64%
2009–2010536,007[2]  0.01%
2010–2011662,361[2]  23.57%
2011–2012749,044[2]  13.08%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014525,359[2]  29.86%
2014–2015552,350[1]  5.13%
2015–2016558,084[2]  1.03%
2016–2017612,505[2]  9.75%
2017–2018642,414[2]  4.88%
2018–2019666,900[2]  3.81%
2019–2020506,300[2]  24.08%
2020–2021198,600[2]  60.77%
2021–2022251,800[3]  26.78%
2022–2023457,450[3]  81.67%
2023–2024537,300[3]  17.46%
2024–2025575,900[3]  7.06%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line
Limited services
 Burnley
towards Blackburn, Lilydale or Belgrave
Belgrave line
Limited services
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
 Burnley
towards Alamein
Glen Waverley line Burnley
towards Glen Waverley
Track layout
to Richmond
1
2
to Burnley
Location

East Richmond station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburbs of Richmond and Cremorne. The station was opened on 24 September 1860, and the current station layout dates from 1967.

Opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name on 1 January 1867.[4]

History

East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company, when its service to Hawthorn began. A level crossing was formerly located at Green Street, near the up end of the station, which was removed on 12 March 1965, along with the associated signal box, and replaced with a pedestrian subway.[4][5]

In the 1960s, the line through the station was quadrupled, the track was 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 those 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, although a large number of services pass through the station, only a limited number stop there, largely because Richmond is only 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 served by Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line trains.[9][10][11][12]

East Richmond platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1  Alamein line 
 Belgrave line 
 Glen Waverley line 
 Lilydale line  		Flinders Street City Loop All stations
2  Alamein line 
 Belgrave line 
 Glen Waverley line 
 Lilydale line  		Glen Waverley, Alamein, Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale, Belgrave, All stations

Yarra Trams operates two routes via East Richmond station:

Notes

  1. ^ weekday peaks only

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b c d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Transport Victoria
  4. ^ a b c "East Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Dornan, S.E.; Henderson, R.G. (1979). The Electric Railways of Victoria. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. p. 80. ISBN 0909459061.
  6. ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). June 2010. p. 165.
  8. ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.

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