West Richmond railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of Richmond, and it opened on 21 October 1901.[1]

West Richmond
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in June 2018
General information
Location	Muir Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121 City of Yarra Australia
Coordinates	37°48′54″S 144°59′29″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda Hurstbridge
Distance	3.66 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	WRM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1901; 121 years ago (1901-10-21)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Jolimont towards Flinders Street Mernda line North Richmond towards Mernda Hurstbridge line North Richmond towards Hurstbridge

The station opened along with the line from Princes Bridge to Collingwood.[1]

Platforms and services

West Richmond has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[2][3]

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 one route via West Richmond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[4]

References

External links

• Media related to West Richmond railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au