Richmond railway station is a heritage-listed suburban railway station and the terminus of the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Richmond. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

History

thumb|Eastbound view in January 2012

The Richmond line opened on 1 December 1864 as a rural branch line in response to the area's success as a farming district and its location at the intersection of two stock routes.

In 1856, a petition for the establishment of a railway from the residents of Windsor and Richmond had been presented to the Government. In 1860 a grant of (Pounds)57,000 was approved for a railway between Blacktown and Windsor. In the following year it was increased to (Pounds)60,000 for a railway between Blacktown and Richmond. Contracts for earthworks, permanent ways and bridges were let from 1862. The line was opened on 29 November 1864 by Governor Sir John Young. A pilot engine was run before all passenger trains for safety. The original stations were Riverstone, Mulgrave, Windsor and Richmond. Upgrade to the track took place in the late nineteenth century.

The early decades of the 20th century brought further improvements and upgrades to the line. These included the establishment of RAAF Base Richmond in 1925, which resulted in a significant increase in the use of the line. A skillion roof signal box was constructed . In 1996 all rooms to the station building were internally altered, except the General Waiting Room. Externally, the building is largely unaltered.

Services

Platforms

Services to Richmond operate from either the North Shore or South-West Sydney, branching off the Main Western railway line at . Since 26 November 2017, the T1 Western Line serves Richmond throughout the entirety of the day, except when late night T5 Cumberland Line services continue to Richmond, rather than terminating at .

Busways operates seven bus routes via Richmond station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

East Market St:

  • 668: to Windsor station via Freemans Reach
  • 675A: to Windsor station via Bligh Park
  • 675C: to Windsor station via RAAF Base Richmond
  • 677: to Penrith station via Londonderry
  • 678: to Penrith station via Castlereagh
  • 680: to Bowen Mountain
  • 682: to Kurrajong or Berambing

Richmond station is served by one NightRide route:

  • N71: to Town Hall station

Trackplan

Description

The Richmond station precinct includes a type 3, second-class station building with a brick-faced platform (1881), the remnants of a brick dock platform and the remains of the Kurrajong line (both 1926), and a cleaning store (1950).