East Richmond railway station, Melbourne

East Richmond railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, and Glen Waverley lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Cremorne opening as Church Street on 24 September 1860 being renamed East Richmond on 1 January 1867.[1]

East Richmond
Westbound view in February 2008
LocationChurch Street, Cremorne
Coordinates37°49′35″S 144°59′47″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Alamein
Glen Waverley
Distance4.37 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeERM
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 September 1860
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Richmond
Lilydale line
Burnley
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line
Burnley
towards Belgrave
Alamein line
Burnley
towards Alamein
Glen Waverley line
Burnley
towards Glen Waverley

Facilities

East Richmond station has two platforms, and a total of four tracks run through it. Due to its location at the city end of Melbourne's busiest group of railway lines a large number of services pass through East Richmond although only a limited number stop; largely because of its proximity to Richmond station, a few hundred metres down Swan Street.

Services to and from Lilydale and Belgrave do not normally stop at East Richmond. Glen Waverley trains stop in off-peak, but trains to and from Glen Waverley in peak hours do not stop at the station. Most services to and from Alamein, Blackburn and Ringwood stop at the station.

History

The line through East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company to Hawthorn on 24 September 1860. A level crossing was once located at the southern end of the station, which was removed on 12 March 1965 along with the associated signal box.[2] In the 1960s the line through the station was quadrupled, with the track being lowered by 1.2 metres through the station, and a new Platform 1 platform built. The first extra track was commissioned on 1 August 1966 and the second track on 9 January 1967, along with the new platform.[2]

Platforms & services

East Richmond has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, and Glen Waverley line services.[3][4][5][6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operate two routes via East Richmond station:

References
  1. East Richmond Vicsig
  2. SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. pp. 76, 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  3. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "70 Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.
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