North Richmond railway station

North Richmond railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-eastern suburb of Richmond, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. North Richmond station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1901, with the current station provided in 1981.^[4]

North Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, December 2013
General information
Location	Victoria Street / Regent Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121 City of Yarra Australia
Coordinates	37°48′37″S 144°59′33″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda Hurstbridge
Distance	4.16 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	NRM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1901; 123 years ago (1901-10-21)
Rebuilt	1981
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	335,479[1]
2006–2007	359,366[1]  7.12%
2007–2008	407,006[1]  13.25%
2008-2009	455,104[2]  11.81%
2009-2010	496,658[2]  9.13%
2010-2011	543,825[2]  9.5%
2011-2012	598,804[2]  10.1%
2012-2013	Not measured[2]
2013-2014	772,944[2]  29.1%
2014-2015	802,076[1]  3.76%
2015-2016	855,718[2]  6.68%
2016-2017	889,670[2]  3.97%
2017-2018	899,179[2]  1.06%
2018-2019	929,650[2]  3.39%
2019-2020	738,350[2]  20.58%
2020-2021	339,950[2]  54%
2021–2022	351,250[3]  3.32%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station West Richmond towards Flinders Street Mernda line Collingwood towards Mernda Hurstbridge line Collingwood towards Eltham or Hurstbridge
Track layout Legend to West Richmond 1 2 to Collingwood
Location

History

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

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:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Flinders Street
•  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda
•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

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

•  246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill^[8]
•  302 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station^[9]
•  303 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North^[10]
•  304 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster^[11]
•  305 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)^[12]
•  309 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale^[13]
•  318 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East)^[14]
•  350 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus^[15]
• SmartBus  905 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre^[16]
• SmartBus  906 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte^[17]
• SmartBus  907 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station^[18]
• SmartBus  908 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)^[19]

Yarra Trams operates two tram routes via North Richmond station:

• : Victoria Gardens – St Kilda^[20]
• : Box Hill – Port Melbourne^[21]