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North Richmond railway station

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

North Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, December 2013
General information
LocationVictoria Street / Regent Street,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°48′37″S 144°59′33″E / 37.8104°S 144.9925°E / -37.8104; 144.9925
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance4.16 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Trams in Melbourne Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNRM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901; 122 years ago (1901-10-21)
Rebuilt1981
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006335,479[1]
2006–2007359,366[1] Increase 7.12%
2007–2008407,006[1] Increase 13.25%
2008-2009455,104[2] Increase 11.81%
2009-2010496,658[2] Increase 9.13%
2010-2011543,825[2] Increase 9.5%
2011-2012598,804[2] Increase 10.1%
2012-2013Not measured[2]
2013-2014772,944[2] Increase 29.1%
2014-2015802,076[1] Increase 3.76%
2015-2016855,718[2] Increase 6.68%
2016-2017889,670[2] Increase 3.97%
2017-2018899,179[2] Increase 1.06%
2018-2019929,650[2] Increase 3.39%
2019-2020738,350[2] Decrease 20.58%
2020-2021339,950[2] Decrease 54%
2021–2022351,250[3] Increase 3.32%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
West Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Collingwood
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Collingwood
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to West Richmond
1
2
to Collingwood

History edit

North Richmond station opened on 21 October 1901, when a direct railway line was provided between Princes Bridge and Collingwood.[4]

In 1913, a crossover was provided at the down end of the station.[4] In 1941, it was abolished.[4]

In 1981, the current station buildings were provided.[5]

Platforms and services edit

North Richmond is an elevated station with two side platforms, each with a pebbledash station building. It is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains.[6][7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links edit

Kinetic Melbourne operates twelve routes via North Richmond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via North Richmond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates two tram routes via North Richmond station:

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 c d "North Richmond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  6. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "12 Victoria Gardens - St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

External links edit

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