East Richmond railway station, Melbourne

East Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
Station building on Platform 2, May 2017
General information
LocationChurch Street,
Cremorne, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°49′35″S 144°59′47″E / 37.82636°S 144.99636°E / -37.82636; 144.99636
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance4.37 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
ConnectionsList of Melbourne tram routes 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; 164 years ago (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] Increase 8.74%
2007–2008593,135[1] Increase 2.24%
2008–2009535,903[2] Decrease 9.64%
2009–2010536,007[2] Increase 0.01%
2010–2011662,361[2] Increase 23.57%
2011–2012749,044[2] Increase 13.08%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014525,359[2] Decrease 29.86%
2014–2015552,350[1] Increase 5.13%
2015–2016558,084[2] Increase 1.03%
2016–2017612,505[2] Increase 9.75%
2017–2018642,414[2] Increase 4.88%
2018–2019666,900[2] Increase 3.81%
2019–2020506,300[2] Decrease 24.08%
2020–2021198,600[2] Decrease 60.77%
2021–2022251,800[3] Increase 26.78%
2022–2023457,450[3] Increase 81.67%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line
Limited services
 Burnley
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line
Limited services
 Burnley
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peak only
 Burnley
towards Alamein
Glen Waverley line Burnley
towards Glen Waverley
Track layout
Legend
to Richmond
1
2
to Burnley

East Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Cremorne in Victoria, Australia. East Richmond is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 24 September 1860, with the current station provided in 1967.

Initially opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name of East Richmond on 1 January 1867.[4]

History

East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company, when its service to Hawthorn began on 24 September 1860. A level crossing was formerly located at Green Street, near the up end of the station, which was removed on 12 March 1965 and replaced with a pedestrian subway,[4] along with the associated signal box.[5] In the 1960s, the line through the station was quadrupled, with the track being 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 these 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 a large number of services pass through the station, but only a limited number stop there, largely because of its proximity to Richmond, 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 serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line services.[9][10][11][12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c "East Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. pp. 76, 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  6. ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. 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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