North Richmond railway station

North Richmond
Northbound view from Platform 2, December 2013
General information
LocationVictoria Street / Regent Street,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°48′37″S 144°59′33″E / 37.8104°S 144.9925°E / -37.8104; 144.9925
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance4.16 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus
  • Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNRM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901 (1901-10-21)
Rebuilt1981
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006335,479[1]
2006–2007359,366[1]  7.12%
2007–2008407,006[1]  13.25%
2008-2009455,104[2]  11.81%
2009-2010496,658[2]  9.13%
2010-2011543,825[2]  9.5%
2011-2012598,804[2]  10.1%
2012-2013Not measured[2]
2013-2014772,944[2]  29.1%
2014-2015802,076[1]  3.76%
2015-2016855,718[2]  6.68%
2016-2017889,670[2]  3.97%
2017-2018899,179[2]  1.06%
2018-2019929,650[2]  3.39%
2019-2020738,350[2]  20.58%
2020-2021339,950[2]  54%
2021–2022351,250[3]  3.32%
Services
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
to West Richmond
1
2
to Collingwood
Location

North Richmond station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail 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

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

Yarra Trams operates two tram routes via North Richmond station:

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. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "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.
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