Richmond railway station, Melbourne

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Richmond

Station information
Code	RMD
Distance from Flinders St	2.4 km
Operator	Connex 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
Metcard Zone	1

Richmond station is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Richmond, and is built on an embankment immediately east of Punt Road with platforms extending west across the Punt Road railway bridge.

Richmond 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 close to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Punt Road Oval and Melbourne Park, so is often busy during sporting and other special events.

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.

Contents 1 Platforms/Services 2 Tram Services 3 History 4 Film 5 Diagram 6 References

[edit] Platforms/Services

Platform 1:

• Sandringham line - all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Sandringham line - all stations services to Sandringham

Platform 3:

• Dandenong line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Frankston line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Gippsland line - intercity services to Southern Cross

Platform 4:

• Frankston line - all stations and limited stops services to Mordialloc and Frankston
• Dandenong line - all stations and limited stops services to Oakleigh, Dandenong, Pakenham and Cranbourne
• Gippsland line - intercity services to Traralgon, Sale and Bairnsdale

Platform 5:

• Dandenong line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Frankston line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Gippsland line - intercity services to Southern Cross

Platform 6:

• Dandenong line - all stations and limited stops services to Oakleigh, Dandenong, Pakenham and Cranbourne
• Gippsland line - intercity services to Traralgon, Sale and Bairnsdale

Platform 7:

• Alamein line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Glen Waverley line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Lilydale & Belgrave line - all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 8:

• Alamein line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Glen Waverley line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Lilydale & Belgrave line - all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 9:

• Alamein line - all stations services to Riversdale, Ashburton and Alamein
• Glen Waverley line - all stations and limited stops services to Glen Waverley
• Lilydale/Belgrave line - all stations and limited stops services to Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale, Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave

Platform 10:

• Alamein line - all stations services to Riversdale, Ashburton and Alamein
• Glen Waverley line - all stations and limited stops services to Glen Waverley
• Lilydale/Belgrave line - all stations and limited stops services to Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale, Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave

[edit] Tram Services

• 70 - Docklands (Bourke Street) via Swan Street, Melbourne Park, Flinders Street and Harbour Esplanade
• 70 - Wattle Park (Elgar Road) via Swan Street and Riversdale Road

[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.

The station was upgraded to Premium Station status 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]

[edit] Film

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] Diagram

[edit] References

Station Navigation
Metropolitan service
Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley & Lilydale lines
← Previous Station	Parliament (via City Loop) or Flinders Street (direct)	|	East Richmond or Burnley	Next Station →
Cranbourne, Frankston, Pakenham & Sandringham lines
← Previous Station	Parliament (via City Loop) or Flinders Street (direct)	|	South Yarra	Next Station →
V/Line service
Bairnsdale & 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 / -37.82361; 144.98889