East Richmond Station

East Richmond Station is part of Melbourne’s public transport network, and is located in Cremorne, near Swan Street and Church Street.

Location of East Richmond Station. Image credit: Apple Maps.

East Richmond Station offers an opportunity for new public open space, by reimagining the car park as a forecourt surrounded by shops and services. The opportunity was identified in the Open Space Strategy, and the proposal was one of five “bigger opportunities” identified in the Swan Street Streetscape Masterplan.

Opportunity identified in Open Space Strategy. Image credit: City of Yarra.

The aim of this project is to prepare a Streetscape Masterplan for Swan Street, from Punt Road to the Birrarung (Yarra River), as well as the streets and spaces around East Richmond and Burnley railway stations to guide the design and delivery of future streetscape and public realm improvements.

Swan Street Streetscape Masterplan
East Richmond Train Station Precinct identified as one of five “bigger opportunities”. Image credit: Swan Street Streetscape Masterplan.
Reimagining the car park as a forecourt with public open space. Image credit: Swan Street Streetscape Masterplan.

Our view

Converting the carpark at East Richmond Station into a forecourt surrounded by shops would be a wonderful outcome, delivering public open space and greenery to benefit residents, commuters, and shoppers. We urge Council to begin a project to make this happen.