West Richmond railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

  • Mernda
  • Hurstbridge
Distance3.66 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeWRMFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened21 October 1901; 122 years ago (1901-10-21)ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006199,656[1]2006–2007206,260[1] Increase 3.3%2007–2008229,608[1] Increase 11.32%2008–2009257,459[2] Increase 12.13%2009–2010275,671[2] Increase 7.07%2010–2011323,192[2] Increase 17.24%2011–2012329,447[2] Increase 1.93%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014396,529[2] Increase 20.36%2014–2015412,769[1] Increase 4.09%2015–2016491,141[2] Increase 18.98%2016–2017461,931[2] Decrease 5.95%2017–2018470,140[2] Increase 1.77%2018–2019510,950[2] Increase 8.68%2019–2020436,500[2] Decrease 14.57%2020–2021265,250[2] Decrease 39.2%2021–2022271,450[3] Increase 2.33% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Jolimont Mernda line North Richmond
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line North Richmond
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Jolimont
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West Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Richmond in Victoria, Australia. West Richmond is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1901.[4]

The station was opened as a part of line extension from Princes Bridge to Collingwood.

Platforms and services

West Richmond has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[5][6]

Platform 1:

  •  Mernda line  all stations services to Flinders Street
  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via West Richmond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • North-east bound view over station platforms and buildings with an X'Trapolis passing Platform 2, May 2005
    North-east bound view over station platforms and buildings with an X'Trapolis passing Platform 2, May 2005

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. ^ "West Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Media related to West Richmond railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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