West Richmond railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=West Richmond


CODE=WRM
DISTANCE=2.4km
LINES=Epping,
Hurstbridge
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19978 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19978#lineInformation Link]

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=-37.814954,144.991443&spn=0.012561,0.019956 Link]
ZONE=1

West Richmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Richmond, on the Epping and Hurstbridge railway lines. West Richmond is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Facilities

The station is located between Highett Street and Jika Place, with station access from both.

The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large brick building, while platform 2 (Epping & Hurstbridge bound) has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.

The railway line between the station and Jolimont passes though two short tunnels at the UP end of the station.

West Richmond station opened on October 21 1901. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=West%20Richmond VICSIG Infrastructure - West Richmond] ]

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References

MelbourneStations
Line=Epping and Hurstbridge lines
Previous=Jolimont
Here=West Richmond
Next=North Richmond