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It is located 3.7km from Flinders Street Station in the centre of Melbourne. Richmond is located close to the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Melbourne ParkMelbourne Park is a sporting arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located by the Yarra River near the southeast corner of the central business district. Melbourne Park is a part of the sporting and entertainment precinct that also includes Olymp, so it is often busy during sporting and other special events. Each of its island platforms is connected by a long subway.

Through its history, Richmond station has had three four different incarnations. The first station, which was low level, in Punt Road, opened on 8 February, 1859Events January 2 Erastus Beadle publishes The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette''. February 14 Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U. February 16 George Washington Gale Ferris Jr born February 16, 1859 Galesburg, Knox, IL March 26 French amateur astronomer clai and closed later that year, on 12 December. On the same day, the new station, which was also low level, opened in Swan Street.

In 18851885 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for calendar) Events January January 4 The first successful appendectomy is performed (Dr. William Grant; patient was Mary Gartside). January 20 L. Thompson patents the roller coaster. January 26 T, the Swan Street station was replaced by a new high level site. For a period, both the old and new sites operated, before Swan Street finally closed. On 26 March, 1960Events January-February January 1 Independence of Cameroon January 9 Aswan High Dam construction begins in Egypt January 11 Chad declares its independence. January 14 Ralph Chubb, the gay poet and printer, dies at Fair Oak Cottage in Hampshire. January 23, the first high level station closed, and the present station opened.

Richmond station was the filming location for the opening scene of Romper Stomper , although in the film it was credited as Footscray stationWerribee, Williamstown lines Previous Station South Kensington Footscray Next Station Seddon Sydenham line Previous StationSouth Kensington Footscray Next Station Middle Footscray Entire Network Previous station is closer to city). Melbourne railway stati.