East Richmond railway station, Melbourne

East Richmond
Station building on Platform 2, May 2017
General information
LocationChurch Street,
Richmond, Victoria 3121
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°49′35″S 144°59′47″E / 37.82636°S 144.99636°E / -37.82636; 144.99636
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance4.37 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeERM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 September 1860 (1860-09-24)
Rebuilt9 January 1967
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesChurch Street (1860–1866)
Passengers
2005–2006533,461
2006–2007580,091  8.74%
2007–2008593,135  2.24%
2008–2009535,903  9.64%
2009–2010536,007  0.01%
2010–2011662,361  23.57%
2011–2012749,044  13.08%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014525,359  29.86%
2014–2015552,350  5.13%
2015–2016558,084  1.03%
2016–2017612,505  9.75%
2017–2018642,414  4.88%
2018–2019666,900  3.81%
2019–2020506,300  24.08%
2020–2021198,600  60.77%
2021–2022251,800  26.78%
2022–2023457,450  81.67%
2023–2024537,300  17.46%
2024–2025575,900  7.06%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Richmond
One-way operation
Lilydale line
Limited services
Burnley
towards Lilydale
Richmond Belgrave line
Limited services
Burnley
One-way operation
Alamein line
Peak only
Burnley
towards Alamein
Glen Waverley line Burnley
Track layout
1
2
Location

East Richmond station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburbs of Richmond and Cremorne. The station was opened on 24 September 1860, and the current station layout dates from 1967.

Opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name on 1 January 1867.