East Richmond railway station, Melbourne
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 Westbound view from the Church Street overpass in February 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Church Street, Cremorne, Victoria 3121 City of Yarra Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′35″S 144°59′47″E / 37.82636°S 144.99636°ECoordinates: 37°49′35″S 144°59′47″E / 37.82636°S 144.99636°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lilydale Belgrave Alamein Glen Waverley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4.37 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Tram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | ERM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 24 September 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Church Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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East Richmond railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Cremorne, and it opened on 24 September 1860 as Church Street. It was renamed East Richmond on 1 January 1867.[1]
History[]
East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company, when its service to Hawthorn began on 24 September 1860. A level crossing was formerly located at the eastern (Up) end of the station, which was removed on 12 March 1965 and replaced with a subway,[1] along with the associated signal box.[2] 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.[2]
Platforms and services[]
East Richmond station has two side platforms, and a total of four tracks run 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 station, a few hundred metres away in Swan Street.
Services to and from Lilydale and Belgrave do not normally stop at East Richmond. Glen Waverley trains stop there in the off-peak, but trains to and from Glen Waverley in peak hours do not. Most services to and from Alamein, Blackburn and Ringwood stop there.
It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line services.[3][4][5][6]
Platform 1:
- Lilydale line all stations services to Flinders Street
- Belgrave line all stations services to Flinders Street
- Alamein line weekday all stations services to Flinders Street
- Glen Waverley line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Lilydale line all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood.
- Belgrave line all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood.
- Alamein line weekday all stations services to Alamein
- Glen Waverley line all stations services to Glen Waverley
Transport links[]
Yarra Trams operates two routes via East Richmond station:
: Docklands (Waterfront City) – Wattle Park[7]
: North Richmond – Balaclava[8]
References[]
- ^ a b East Richmond Vicsig
- ^ a b SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. pp. 76, 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
- ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
Media related to East Richmond railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1860