West Richmond railway station

Railway station in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Mernda
  • Hurstbridge
Distance3.66 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeWRMFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened21 October 1901; 122 years ago (1901-10-21)ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006199,656[1]2006–2007206,260[1] Increase 3.3%2007–2008229,608[1] Increase 11.32%2008–2009257,459[2] Increase 12.13%2009–2010275,671[2] Increase 7.07%2010–2011323,192[2] Increase 17.24%2011–2012329,447[2] Increase 1.93%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014396,529[2] Increase 20.36%2014–2015412,769[1] Increase 4.09%2015–2016491,141[2] Increase 18.98%2016–2017461,931[2] Decrease 5.95%2017–2018470,140[2] Increase 1.77%2018–2019510,950[2] Increase 8.68%2019–2020436,500[2] Decrease 14.57%2020–2021265,250[2] Decrease 39.2%2021–2022271,450[3] Increase 2.33% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Jolimont Mernda line North Richmond
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line North Richmond
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Jolimont
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2

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]

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:

  •  Mernda line  all stations services to Flinders Street
  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

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

Gallery

  • North-east bound view over station platforms and buildings with an X'Trapolis passing Platform 2, May 2005
    North-east bound view over station platforms and buildings with an X'Trapolis passing Platform 2, May 2005

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 "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.

External links

  • Media related to West Richmond railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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