Richmond railway station, Sydney
Richmond | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view in January 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East Market Street, Richmond | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′57″S 150°45′11″E / 33.59912778°S 150.7531833°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Richmond | ||||||||||
| Distance | 60.68 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RCD | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1864 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Richmond railway station is the terminus station of the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Richmond. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History
Richmond station opened on 1 December 1864 when the line opened from Blacktown.[1][2]
On 8 December 1926, the line was extended to Kurrajong with the line leaving from Platform 1, then going across the corner of Richmond Park and along the side of March Street. This extension closed on 26 July 1952 after a landslide near Kurrajong during heavy rain. Having low levels of traffic its restoration could not be justified. Little evidence of it now remains.[2]
As part of the electrification of the line from Riverstone in 1991, the yard was remodeled with the current train storage sidings laid on the northern side of the station and removal of tracks from the southern side.[2][3]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | terminating services to & from Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | terminating services to & from Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | [4] |
Transport links
Busways operate seven routes to and from Richmond station:
- 668: to Windsor station via Freemans Reach[5]
- 675A: to Windsor station via Bligh Park[6]
- 675C: to Windsor station via RAAF Base Richmond[7]
- 677: to Penrith station via Londonderry[8]
- 678: to Penrith station via Castlereagh[9]
- 680: to Bowen Mountain[10]
- 682: to Kurrajong[11] or Berambing[12]
Richmond station is served by one NightRide route:[13]
- N71: to City (Town Hall)
Trackplan
References
- ^ Richmond Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c Richmond Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Electric trains reach Richmond" Railway Digest September 1991 page 311
- ^ a b "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 668". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 675A". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 675C". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 677". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 678". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 680". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ NightRide bus services Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Richmond railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Richmond station details Sydney Trains
