North Richmond railway station
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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.<ref name="VicsigNorthRichmond">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
North Richmond station opened on 21 October 1901, when a direct railway line was provided between Princes Bridge and Collingwood.<ref name=VicsigNorthRichmond/>
In 1913, a crossover was provided at the down end of the station.<ref name=VicsigNorthRichmond/> In 1941, it was abolished.<ref name=VicsigNorthRichmond/>
In 1981, the current station buildings were provided.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Current
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |North Richmond platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Service Type |
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Flinders Street | All stations |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Reservoir, Epping, Mernda, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge | All stations and limited express services |
Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates twelve routes via North Richmond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Template:Color box: Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Yarra Trams operates two tram routes via North Richmond station:
- File:Melbourne tram route 12 icon.svg: Victoria Gardens – St Kilda<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- File:Melbourne tram route 109 icon.svg: Box Hill – Port Melbourne<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
References
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au