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, and opened as Church Street on 24 September 1860. It was 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 Trains
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
towards Flinders Street
 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. Its location at the city end of Melbourne's busiest group of railway lines means that a large number of services pass through the station, but only a limited number stop there, largely because of its proximity to Richmond station, a few hundred metres away in Swan Street.

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

History

East Richmond station was opened by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company when its service to Hawthorn began on 24 September 1860. A level crossing was formerly located at the southern end of the station, 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, 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.[2]

Platforms & services

East Richmond has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, and Glen Waverley line trains.[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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