Richmond station has been relocated and rebuilt four times. The first station was at ground level, and opened on 8 February 1859 as Punt Road. It closed in the same year, on 12 December. On the same day, a new station called Swan Street, also at ground level, opened. It was re-named
Richmond on 1 January 1867. The station had also deteriorated to the point that it was condemned by the
local council. In the 1950s, work began on a replacement, as part of
Operation Phoenix, the postwar rebuilding of the
Victorian Railways. However, it was not until 26 March 1960 that the present station was completed. Located slightly west of the previous station, the bridges at each end of the station, across Punt Road and
Swan Street, were also rebuilt to accommodate the ten tracks. For a time, platforms at both the old and new stations were used, before the original station was closed and demolished. In 1973, the
flyover for the
down Burnley local line was built at the up end of Platforms 9 and 10, During 2015, the
verandahs on all platforms were lengthened and roofs installed over the
ramps leading to the
pedestrian subway at the up end of the station. The additional verandahs filled in the gaps between the existing verandahs, giving passengers coverage against
inclement weather and to reduce overcrowding. == Platforms, facilities and services ==