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West Richmond railway station

West Richmond railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Richmond, and it opened on 21 October 1901.[4]

West Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
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 / 37.8150°S 144.9914°E / -37.8150; 144.9914
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
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; 122 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

The station opened along with the line from Princes Bridge to Collingwood.[4]

Platforms and services edit

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links edit

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

  •  246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[7]

References edit

  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. ^ a b "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 edit

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