West Richmond railway station

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West Richmond station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves 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]

LocationMuir Street,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°48′54″S 144°59′29″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
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West Richmond
West Richmond station Platform 2 looking south, showing the two station buildings on each platform
Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2018
General information
LocationMuir Street,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°48′54″S 144°59′29″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance3.66 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWRM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901; 124 years ago (1901-10-21)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006199,656[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
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line North Richmond
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line North Richmond
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Jolimont
1
2
to North Richmond
Location
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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]

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West Richmond platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type
1  Mernda line 
 Hurstbridge line 		 Flinders Street All stations
2  Mernda line 
 Hurstbridge line 		 Reservoir, Epping, Mernda, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services
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Transport links

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

  •  246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[7]

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

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