Richmond railway station, Melbourne

Richmond
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 6, July 2024
General information
LocationPunt Road,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Melbourne
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°49′25″S 144°59′20″E / 37.82361°S 144.98889°E / -37.82361; 144.98889
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance3.80 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms10 (5 island)
Tracks10
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Melbourne tram route 70 Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeRMD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 February 1859 (1859-02-08)
RebuiltDecember 1859
Mid 1880s
Late 1950s
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesPunt Road (1859)
Swan Street (1859–1866)
Passengers
2005–20061,452,166[1]
2006–20071,564,968[1]Increase 7.76%
2007–20081,743,197[1]Increase 11.38%
2008–20092,051,693[2]Increase 17.69%
2009–20102,123,527[2]Increase 3.5%
2010–20112,229,594[2]Increase 4.99%
2011–20122,069,831[2]Decrease 7.16%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20143,335,505[2]Increase 61.14%
2014–20153,477,016[1]Increase 4.24%
2015–20163,693,069[2]Increase 6.21%
2016–20173,814,011[2]Increase 3.27%
2017–20184,165,248[2]Increase 9.2%
2018–20194,226,994[2]Increase 1.48%
2019–20202,965,500[2]Decrease 29.84%
2020–20211,292,650[2]Decrease 56.41%
2021–20221,966,800[3]Increase 52.15%
2022–20233,105,850[3]Increase 57.91%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Flinders Street or Parliament Lilydale line East Richmond
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line East Richmond
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Weekday peaks only
East Richmond
towards Alamein
Glen Waverley line East Richmond
Darling
Weekday peak express services
Pakenham line South Yarra
Cranbourne line South Yarra
towards Cranbourne
Flinders Street Frankston line South Yarra
towards Frankston
Flinders Street
Terminus
Sandringham line South Yarra
towards Sandringham
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Flinders Street Gippsland line Caulfield
Track layout
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5
7
9
2
4
6
8
10

Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham lines, serving the south-eastern inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Richmond is a premium status elevated structure station featuring ten platforms, with five island platforms. The stations opened on 8 February 1859 as Punt Road before being renamed Swan Street on 12 December of the same year, it was renamed Richmond on 1 January 1867.[4]


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  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. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Richmond". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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