East Richmond station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburbs of Richmond and Cremorne. The station was opened on 24 September 1860, and the current station layout dates from 1967.
Opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name on 1 January 1867.
History East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company, when its service to Hawthorn began. A level crossing was formerly located at Green Street, near the up end of the station, which was removed on 12 March 1965, along with the associated signal box, and replaced with a pedestrian subway.
In the 1960s, the line through the station was quadrupled, the track was lowered by 1.2 metres, and a new Platform 1 was built. The first of the two new tracks was commissioned on 1 August 1966, and the second on 9 January 1967, along with the new platform. In 1980, crossovers were provided at the up end of the station.
The 2010/2011 state budget allocated $83.7 million to upgrade East Richmond to a premium station, along with nineteen others. However, the incoming Baillieu government cancelled those plans in 2011.
Platforms and services East Richmond station has two side platforms, and a total of four tracks operating through it. Its location in close proximity to the CBD means that, although a large number of services pass through the station, only a limited number stop there, largely because Richmond is only a few hundred metres away in Swan Street.
Services to and from Lilydale and Belgrave never stop at East Richmond, with the exception of the weekdays 05:12 service from Belgrave to Flinders Street, and the weekdays 07:29 service from Flinders Street to Lilydale. All Glen Waverley services stop here, except for some Glen Waverley-bound services in the morning and afternoon peak. Most services to and from Alamein, Blackburn and Ringwood stop here.
It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverley line trains. East Richmond platform arrangementPlatformLineDestinationViaService TypeNotesSource1Flinders StreetCity LoopAll stations Single morning service runs via the City Loop.Flinders StreetNight network only.2Glen Waverley, Alamein, Blackburn, Ringwood or LilydaleAll stationsSingle Lilydale service per weekday.Lilydale or BelgraveNight network only.
Transport links Yarra Trams operates two routes via East Richmond station: : Waterfront City Docklands – Wattle Park : North Richmond – Balaclava
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External links
Melway map at street-directory.com.au