East Richmond railway station, Melbourne
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| Code | ERM |
| Distance from Flinders Street |
3.1 km |
| Operator | Metro Trains Melbourne |
| Lines | Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, Lilydale |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 4 |
| Status | Unmanned station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metlink ticket zone | 1 |
East Richmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, and Alamein railway lines, on Church Street, in the suburb of Cremorne. It is 3.1 km from Flinders Street Station, the centre of the city's suburban railway network, and in Metlink ticketing Zone 1.
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[edit] Station overview
[edit] Facilities
East Richmond station has two platforms, although four tracks run through it. Platform 1, for city bound services has a 1960s station building. Platform 2, for outbound services, has a Victorian era building stripped of most of its decoration. The station is not staffed and the ticket office and other facilities are locked.
Due to its location at the city end of Melbourne's busiest group of railway lines a large number of services pass through East Richmond although only a limited number stop, largely because of its proximity to Richmond station, a few hundred metres down Swan Street. Services to and from Belgrave and Lilydale do not normally stop at East Richmond. Glen Waverley trains stop in off-peak, but trains to and from Glen Waverley in peak hours do not stop at the station. Most services to and from Alamein, Blackburn and Ringwood stop at the station.
On weekends, Glen Waverley services are the only trains to stop, necessitating a change at Burnley for those wishing to use the Belgrave and Lilydale lines and an additional change at Camberwell for Alamein line passengers.
[edit] History
The line though East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company to Hawthorn on 24 September 1860.[1] A level crossing was once located at the Melbourne end of the station, which was eliminated on 12 March 1965 along with the associated signal box.[2] Quadruplication though the station was carried out in the 1960s, with the track being lowered 1.2 metres though the station, and a new citybound platform. The first extra track was commissioned on 1 August 1966 and the second track on 9 January 1967, along with the new platform.[2]
[edit] Platforms, services and connecting services
Platform 1:
- Metro Trains services towards Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Metro Trains services towards Glen Waverley, Alamein, Lilydale, Blackburn (stopping all stations and limited express) Ringwood, and Lilydale. No Belgrave stop at East Richmond.
- 968 City (Swanston Street) - Belgrave (NightRider service).
- Tram route 70 Docklands (Waterfront City) - Wattle Park via Harbour Esplanade, Flinders Street, Swan Street, Riversdale Road.
- Tram route 78 North Richmond - St Kilda via Church Street, Chapel Street, terminus at Brighton Road.
- Tram route 79 North Richmond - St Kilda via Church Street, Chapel Street, Carlisle Street, terminus at Luna Park.
[edit] Gallery
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Victoria era station building on Platform 2.
[edit] References
- ^ S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 76. ISBN 0 909459 06 1.
- ^ a b S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0 909459 06 1.
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Coordinates: 37°49′35″S 144°59′47″E / 37.82636°S 144.99636°E
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