North Richmond railway station

North Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
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
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance4.16 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Trams in Melbourne Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNRM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901; 123 years ago (1901-10-21)
Rebuilt1981
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006335,479[1]
2006–2007359,366[1]Increase 7.12%
2007–2008407,006[1]Increase 13.25%
2008-2009455,104[2]Increase 11.81%
2009-2010496,658[2]Increase 9.13%
2010-2011543,825[2]Increase 9.5%
2011-2012598,804[2]Increase 10.1%
2012-2013Not measured[2]
2013-2014772,944[2]Increase 29.1%
2014-2015802,076[1]Increase 3.76%
2015-2016855,718[2]Increase 6.68%
2016-2017889,670[2]Increase 3.97%
2017-2018899,179[2]Increase 1.06%
2018-2019929,650[2]Increase 3.39%
2019-2020738,350[2]Decrease 20.58%
2020-2021339,950[2]Decrease 54%
2021–2022351,250[3]Increase 3.32%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
West Richmond Mernda line Collingwood
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Collingwood
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
1
2

North Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway 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]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route 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. ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "12 Victoria Gardens - St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.