Richmond railway station, Melbourne
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| Station information | |
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| Code | RMD |
| Distance from Flinders Street |
2.4 km |
| Operator | Metro Trains Melbourne |
| Lines | Alamein, Bairnsdale, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham, Sandringham |
| # Platforms | 10 |
| # Tracks | 10 |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metlink ticket zone | 1 |
Richmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Richmond. It is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metlink Zone 1.
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[edit] Station overview
[edit] Facilities
Richmond station is built on an embankment immediately east of Punt Road with platforms extending west across the Punt Road railway bridge.
The station has ten platforms connected by three subways, and is the junction of all of Melbourne's eastern and south eastern rail lines, with trains on the Frankston, Glen Waverley, Pakenham, Sandringham, Cranbourne, Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines passing through the station.
Located 2.4 km from Flinders Street Station, Melbourne's central suburban railway station, Richmond Station is located in Melbourne's sporting precinct. A special events entrance is used to access the MCG, Melbourne Park and AAMI Park when there are events on.
Tram route 70 runs past Richmond Station along Swan Street. Punt Road underpasses directly under the station via a major interchange with Swan Street and Brunton Avenue.
[edit] History
Richmond station has been relocated and rebuilt four times. The first station in Punt Road was at ground level and opened on 8 February 1859. It closed the same year on 12 December 1859. On the same day the new station, also at ground level, opened in Swan Street. In 1885, an elevated station just north of Swan Street was opened with six platforms.
By the 1930s the station was struggling with the patronage, with the 1940 Ashworth Improvement Plan recommending that it be rebuilt but funding issues during World War II prevented it from happening.[1] The station had also deteriorated to the point that it was condemned by the local council, and so work begun in the 1950s on a replacement. Part of Operation Phoenix, the postwar rebuilding of Victorian Railways,[2] it was not until 26 March 1960 that the present station was completed. Located slightly west of the previous station, the bridges at each end of the station across Punt Road and Swan Street were also rebuilt to accommodate the ten tracks. For a period, platforms at both the old and new stations operated, before the original station finally closed and was demolished.
Richmond was upgraded to a Premium Station on 4 December 1996.[3]
The condition of Richmond station was criticised again in 2005, with claims made that it served as a poor gateway for spectators watching the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The Victorian Government considered redeveloping the station, but was shelved due to the cost.[4]
Richmond station was the filming location for the opening scene of the 1992 Australian film Romper Stomper. In the film's story the location was named as Footscray station.
[edit] Platforms, services and connecting services
Platform 1:
- Metro Trains services towards Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Metro Trains services towards Sandringham.
Platform 3:
- Metro Trains services towards Flinders Street.
- V/Line Gippsland line services towards Southern Cross.
Platform 4:
- Metro Trains services towards Frankston. Some peak hour services terminate at Mordialloc and Carrum.
- V/Line Gippsland line services towards Traralgon. Some services extend to Bairnsdale.
Platform 5:
- Metro Trains services towards Flinders Street.
- V/Line Gippsland line services towards Southern Cross.
Platform 6:
- Metro Trains services towards Cranbourne and Pakenham. Some peak hour services terminate at Oakleigh and Dandenong.
- V/Line Gippsland line services towards Traralgon. Some services extend to Bairnsdale.
Platforms 7 and 8:
- Metro Trains services towards Flinders Street.
Platforms 9 and 10:
- Metro Trains services towards Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Alamein. Some peak hour services terminate at Blackburn, Ringwood, Mooroolbark and Upper Ferntree Gully.
[edit] Gallery
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Main entrance to the station on Swan Street.
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Schematic diagram of the station.
[edit] References
- ^ Lee, Robert (2007). The Railways of Victoria 1854-2004. Melbourne University Publishing Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 9780522851342.
- ^ Public Relations and Betterment Board (1952). Phoenix Pauses. Victorian Railway Commissioners. (VR publicity brochure)
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)): page 310. October 1997.
- ^ Silkstone, Dan (August 4, 2005). "Call to revamp 'shabby' Richmond station". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/call-to-revamp-shabby-richmond-station/2005/08/03/1122748699989.html. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
| Station Navigation | ||||
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| Metropolitan service | ||||
| Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines | ||||
| ← Previous Station |
Parliament (via City Loop) or Flinders Street (direct) |
| | East Richmond or Burnley | Next Station → |
| Cranbourne, Frankston, Pakenham and Sandringham lines | ||||
| ← Previous Station | Parliament (via City Loop) or Flinders Street (direct) | | | South Yarra | Next Station → |
| V/Line service | ||||
| Bairnsdale and Traralgon lines | ||||
| ← Previous Station | Flinders Street | | | Caulfield | Next Station → |
| Entire metropolitan network | ||||
| Entire V/Line network | ||||
Coordinates: 37°49′25″S 144°59′20″E / 37.82361°S 144.98889°E
