Richmond railway station, Victoria

Richmond
Commuter and regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 6 in March 2008
Location	Punt Road, Richmond
Coordinates	37°49′25″S 144°59′20″E / 37.82361°S 144.98889°E / -37.82361; 144.98889Coordinates: 37°49′25″S 144°59′20″E / 37.82361°S 144.98889°E / -37.82361; 144.98889
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Alamein (weekday peaks only) Belgrave Cranbourne Frankston Glen Waverley Lilydale Pakenham Sandringham Gippsland
Distance	3.80 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	10 (5 island)
Tracks	10
Connections	Tram route 70 Bus routes 246 & 605
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	RMD
Fare zone	1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	12 December 1859
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009)	2.052 million
Passengers (2009-2010)	2.124 million  3.51%
Passengers (2010-2011)	2.230 million  5%
Passengers (2011-2012)	2.070 million  7.17%
Passengers (2012-2013)	Not measured
Passengers (2013-2014)	3.336 million  61.16%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Flinders Street or Parliament toward Flinders Street Lilydale line East Richmond toward Lilydale Belgrave line East Richmond toward Belgrave Alamein line East Richmond toward Alamein Glen Waverley line East Richmond toward Glen Waverley Pakenham line South Yarra toward Pakenham Cranbourne line South Yarra toward Cranbourne Frankston line South Yarra toward Frankston Sandringham line South Yarra toward Sandringham Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Flinders Street toward Southern Cross Gippsland line Caulfield toward Traralgon or Bairnsdale

Richmond railway station is located on the Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Richmond opening on 12 December 1859 as Swan Street, being renamed Richmond on 1 January 1867.

Richmond station is built on an embankment immediately east of Punt Road with platforms extending west across the Punt Road railway bridge.

The station has ten platforms connected by three subways, and is the junction of all of Melbourne's eastern and south eastern rail lines, with trains on the Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham lines serving the station.

Richmond station is located in Melbourne's sporting precinct. A special events entrance at the western end is opened during events at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Park and AAMI Park.