Yeah, I've spent most of my life living in San Francisco and Sydney, and numerous times, I've gotten on a train on the Richmond line, then an aeroplane, and then on another train on another Richmond line. (Admittedly, one needs to change trains on both ends.)
The main Amtrak (U.S.) station for Richmond (Virginia) is actually in Glen Allen (Staples Mill Road). But I think it appears as Richmond on the timetables. There is also a Main Street station in the heart of the city, also served by Amtrak.
Last week I was in Vancouver and there's a Richmond-Brighouse ending station for the Canada Line, which is a branch from the YVR airport terminal station. So cool lol
It's actually called Brighouse Station. But it's located in the City of Richmond, so it's called Richmond-Brighouse on the next train screens and onboard the trains I guess they don't want to confuse people due to the line splitting to Richmond and to the airport.
@@jasons6021 The official station name is in fact Richmond-Brighouse, as noted on TransLink's website, on all station signage, and on announcements on the trains.
Nerdy fact. The posters are originals, not reproductions. I was working there when a load of old original posters were found in a storage room and luckily they were kept and not binned.
There is also Richmond Station in Queensland, Australia on the line from Townsville to Mount Isa. Mainly freight but there is a passenger service a couple of times a week.
Nerdy fact: The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames is the only London Borough that crosses the river all the others adjacent to the Thames use the river as a boundary! Nothing to do with trains ...just came up in a quiz once...!
It can get more nerdy than that. Further up the river, once you get past Ham, the south side of the river is Kingston borough but the north is Richmond (even though Richmond itself is South, or on the Surrey side). The council offices are in Twickenham (the borough was merged with Twickenham and Barnes). Richmond also has a Twickenham postcode.
Not a borough (though only because of technicalities), but The City of London crosses the River, with the boundary coming south from the middle of the Thames to include all of Blackfriars Bridge (the road one). London Bridge and Southwark Bridge aren't marked on maps as being inside the boundaries, but there are City crests at their southern ends (and London Bridge has a dragon on a plinth on either side of the road at that south end)
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames also has the only bridge over the Thames that has one bank outside Greater London, Hampton Court Bridge, whose southern bank is in Elmbridge, Surrey.
@@acciid In fact, because the river is so wiggly around Teddington, the "south" or "Surrey" bank is actually north of the "north" ("Middlesex") bank. In summer you can stand at Teddington Lock, facing downstream, and see the sun set.
Jeff, as a rail enthusiast with Autism, your video content is what makes me feel happy on days I’m not having a good one. Please continue with these it’s a real pleasure.
Not all museums are closed on Mondays, but it _is_ the traditional day for them to be closed, as they want to be open during the entire weekend, so they just close on the next available day.
Same in Sweden. Museums and theatres are usually closed on mondays as it is the least busiest day and to compensate workers for being open on weekends.
There he is, tube nerd, TH-cam sensation and now becoming a stand up comedian. Is there anything Geoff can't do? A jack of all trades. Another good video 👍
I’ve used Richmond Library to Check in online for my many flights out of Gatwick and Heathrow. Just along from the pub is where everyone should get their travel money, best deal in Britain.
As a historian and train nerd and writer of a book on Peter of Savoy, I can confirm that Richmond, Yorkshire is in fact the daddy of all Richmonds ….meaning strong hill, upon which the castle was built, William the Conqueror gifted Richmond and the Honour of Richmond (half of Yorkshire and lots of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincs) to Alan Rufus of Brittany who came over with him on the boat. By the 13th century it had been reclaimed by the crown and gifted to Peter of Savoy (the queens uncle) who built the palace in London upon which the hotel now stands. His stylised statue stands over the hotel entrance. Richmond Surrey was named after the one in Yorkshire….all others followed named for Surrey or Yorkshire. The most famous of which was of course the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. Sadly the NER branch from Darlington to the original Richmond was closed by Beeching, but the station building survives.
Ah, you've reached my End of the Line. The district line out of Richmond was on my daily commute for several years. I did know about the back entrance, I think I used it once several years ago.
The brief view of Richmond Bridge got me thinking Geoff could do a series where he explores the bridges over the Thames within Greater London's boundaries. There are about 35 if you include the railway bridges.
In California, Richmond is the end of line on the BART system for the Red line: Richmond-Milbrae and the Orange line: Richard-Berryessa/North San Jose. At Richmond you can connect to Amtrak.
jeff it was a pleasure going round all the underground and over ground tube stop's! me and the lady will look forward to any new tube stop that open up future so we can reminisce for all the fun we had keeping up with your uploads! gooood luck the the rest of the stop in the u.k love from us 2 in northampton!!!!!
Here's a tenuous nerdy Underground fact about Richmond. Back in the 1980s Thames TV had a sitcom called Shelley (starring Hywel Bennett). In one episode he is stuck on an Underground train and the studio mock-up was of a 1973 Stock (pre refurb). When they finally get off the train they are seen heading up some steps, supposedly from an Underground station but in fact it was the steps from a below ground gents toilet in George Street, Richmond! It was located near to Lower George Street and i have a feeling they are no longer there......
Hello Geoff I have been excited to watch you end of the line series ever since I met you at Walthamstow Central it's a great fascinating series to watch. Kind regards squidgytop 2050
Richmond Station in Melbourne is one of our most important stations, not only because it's where 4 main line groups all converge, but it's also the gateway to the main sporting precinct in Melbourne, including the MCG and Rod Laver Arena. Hopefully you can make it out here one day to check it out yourself Geoff!
Also fun that there is are also east richmond, north richmond and west richmond stations - the latter two of which can't be travelled to from richmond station (without going via the city) and both arguably aren't even in richmond
Thanks for this Geoff, yes I've been hanging out for the Richmond episode as: 1) I used to commute through here up to Hammersmith - and - 2) I knew you'd come up with something nerdy about the station of which I was clueless (the side entrance!!). Unfortunately now living not far from the Richmond Station in Melbourne (pronounced "Mel-burn" BTW *not* Mel-Bourne"!!) I won't get to visit it anytime soon ... maybe when I'm next doing a Ted Lasso pilgrimage!!
Richmond station in North Yorkshire might not have any trains, but it's not abandoned... Has a 3 screen cinema, restaurant and shops selling lots of great local stuff. So Geoff how about the next series being "Stations that don't have trains any more..."?
So glad you mentioned Richmond, North Yorkshire got mentioned as I live nearby! Fun fact it is now a cinema and has a very nice cafe and a few shops too!
Love it Geoff. The Richmond station here in Melbourne is right up there in terms of passenger numbers servicing 8 separate metro lines and a regional line plus it is located in amongst Melbourne's sporting precinct walking distance to the MCG, the Tennis Centre and the home rugby league/union and football
Richmond is one of my favorite terminal stations. I’ve been there before when I went to England last. Stayed there for about half an hour. Also, there is two Richmond stations in America. Richmond-Main Street and Richmond-Staples Mill Road (which isn’t even in Richmond) in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond was my home station during my first two semesters in college (1987/88). An "Annus Horribilis" for London Transport (as they were called then). With the King's Cross fire, and a District Line train went through the buffers at Richmond.
Waterloo and Bank (W & C line) and Hammersmith (H & C line) station are ends of the line. Then there's Aldwych, Ongar and Watford Junction, all no longer used by the Underground. Verney Junction and Brill, unfortunately, no longer exist.
I think I’ve only been to Richmond station twice. One of those was when I got all the way to Kew Gardens and realised I’d left my membership card at home so it seemed more appealing to go once stop further out than to go all the way back home.
Great video as usual, I was a driver on the Central line and had been to Epping many many times. I now live in Melbourne and was based at Epping depot for about 3 years and have driven trains through Richmond on the Metro network. Nice that you made a mention to the various stations in different countries 👍
The Bakerloo Line Trains are on RTT and OTT as well between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone, Elephant and Castle London Underground Station even has a three letter station code of ZEL on RTT, great video Geoff and cannot wait to see the finale
Hi Geoff, you have failed the "train nerd" test by not mentioning that Richmond (Yorkshire) still appears when searching for Richmond on train time web sites, despite being closed for 60+ years. Until recently appeared as "Richmond (N Yorks)" or similar, but now is shown as "Richmond (Bus)", finally admitting that it has been a rail replacement bus for the past many decades... Always enjoy your videos and enthusiasm. Cheers 🙂
I've spent most of my life living in San Francisco and Sydney, and numerous times, I've gotten on a train on the Richmond line, then an aeroplane, and then on another train on another Richmond line. Admittedly, one needs to change trains on both ends, but in both cases, it's actually called the Richmond line… [Pleasant female Australian voice] _The train on platform 18 goes to Richmond_ [Very artificial and nasal US male voice] _9-car Richmond train now approaching platform 2_
Hi Geoff, Richmond station in Melbourne is just outside the city Centre, serves all south and eastern subur0bs trains and several country lines. It is the main stop for the Melbourne sports precinct which includes the MCG and national tennis centre, home of the Australian open. It was upgraded for the 1956 Olympics but is in urgent need of redesign now as it struggles to handle numbers now Melbourne is aboutb4 times larger than in 1956.
Very interesting video - thanks Geoff! But it is worth stressing the original 'Richmond' is the one in Yorkshire. The Richmond in London/Surrey was named after the one in Yorkshire! It is unsurprising that the name Richmond appears in many other English speaking countries.
Someone might correct me, but I think that Richmond upon Thames was originally called Sheen, before being renamed by the Duke of Richmond (or earl or whatever).
@@acciidindeed it was called Sheen. Don't think it was renamed deliberately by the Duke of Richmond (future Henry IV), rather he built his Palace, the Duke of Richmond's Palace, here. Which came to be known as Richmond Palace for short, and then eventually the surrounding village (Sheen) adopted the name Richmond by osmosis. A bit like how Leeds Castle is in Kent...
@@jamesaitken5653 Wrong Henry (VII, not IV) - and he was Earl, not Duke, of Richmond (a title given to Henry's grandfather) before seizing the throne. And the 'Richmond' name of the Palace was deliberate. No one would have called King Henry VII 'Richmond' unless they wanted to spend a long time in the Tower (if they were lucky) - calling him by his former title (especially as it wasn't a royal title like York or Lancaster had been) rather than as King is not a wise move when a lot of people didn't believe him to be rightfully king. 'Richmond' would have been seen as an insult had Henry not deliberately used it himself for the name of the new palace he had built near where the previous one had stood before burning down. The town of Sheen then decided to rename itself like the Palace had been.
I commuted through Richmond for three whole years, transferring from NR to DL and back, and was only half-aware of a side entrance (if it's next to the toilets where I think it is). I do remember the old posters on the staircase, though! It also has an AMT Coffee which is the best coffee stand.
I actually stayed at a hotel near Richmond station a few years back, almost always took that side entrance. I even remember I stood on that same bridge while drinking an unspecified sugary drink.
I used to go through and stop at the Australian (Melbourne) richmond station. For 17 years actually! Its a BIG station by melbourne standards. Every single eastern line passes through it and its the first eastern station you usually hit after coming out of the underground loop. You could pick who was a local by the fact that they knew that there was no point waiting for your train line to arrive if you are in “The Loop” catch virtually ANY eastern train (the one departing soonest and not going the long way around the underground loop) and simply hop over to your line at richmond to complete your journey. Almost ALWAYS faster than trying to catch the correct train first thing while you are still in the loop. As a result, Richmond has huge crowds of people switching platforms with almost every train that comes in. Its also one of the nearest stations to the MCG stadium, and you had better believe we all dreaded the end of match homeward rush!
Very interesting video Geoff. Went through Richmond yesterday from Feltham on the way to Kensington Palace. Very good connection between SWR and District Line in both directions. Lovely station. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Nearest Underground station to home in my early childhood - in those glorious days of class 423s, '313s' and D78 stock. Long live those last-surviving '455s'! I credit 90s Richmond with a great influence on my lasting interest in railways.
Another amazing video, Geoff ! Oh, and I'm not sure if it's the same in other countries, but yes, even in my country, museums close on Mondays. I'm guessing it's so that museum staff can get their day off. They can't do it on the weekend because that's peak visit time for people around the area.
Is it still a garden centre? I grew up there and moved south in 1990. I remember going swimming at the neighbouring pool and walking up the old track line to the abbey after. I've got fond memories of Richmond.
@@radders261 Not sure, not lived in the UK for over 4 years, I do remember it being restored when I lived in Scarborough - but that was quite a while ago. The website says: The Station is a vibrant creative space; a cinema, a café, a gallery, and a place to shop, in Richmond, North Yorkshire, gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. The Station is a community hub where people can get together and create memories; a place where film, food and art are enjoyed in the unique setting of Richmond’s lovingly re-imagined station buildings. A place to catch up over coffee; see an exhibition; watch a film; try new things; shop for local produce and gifts; or share a meal with family and friends.
Richmond, Virginia….about 100 miles south of Washington DC. Lived about 3mins walk from it for a year but never used it. Fun fact…Richmond has a spot where three levels of railway cross eachother…the Triple Crossing, even has a brewery named after it…
Yes museums are shut on Mondays, same for Holland! I used to get slightly confused between Richmond and Wimbledon, both having similar steps up from the district!
When I heard that the next video was the last one in the series I was a bit surprised as there are numerous other terminus stations I could think of on the London Underground, as others have commented here. If next week is Wimbledon, I make the remaining terminus locations as follows: Aldgate, Bank, Barking, Edgware Road, Elephant & Castle, Hammersmith, Kensington (Olympia), Mill Hill East, Stratford, Waterloo It would be great to see videos for these stations too. Hint hint! A great series, none-the-less, thanks Geoff! 🙂
Glad you went down the cobbled Water Lane.A lot of shops,museums that open both weekend days (or even only Saturdays),give their staff Mondays off in lieu...Monday is also a quieter day for many businesses (it's no coincidence that Decimal Day,15/2/71,was a Monday)🎩
For bonus points, Geoff, both Richmond stations in Sydney and Melbourne are both followed by East Richmond stations when heading eastbound, and both are less than 700m apart!
Funny, last week the Queens Blvd line had a problem with someone on the tracks and I wound up walking to find the Kew Gardens LIRR station, and caught my first train to Grand Central Madison. It’s nice, but it felt like it was MILES away from the rest of the terminal and I actually found a shorter way to get to subway, albeit next to the shuttle platform.
There is a Richmond on the Mt Isa line in Queensland, Australia, too. Certainly not a commuter station, the Inlander stops there twice a week in both directions. And lots of heavy freighters roll through.
There is Richmond-Brighouse on the SkyTrain (Vancouver), if that counts. The Richmond in Sydney is also a terminus station - so you could do this same video in Sydney.
I was brought up in the original Richmond, in North Yorkshire. We used to have a railway line that was also a terminus. Sadly, it closed to traffic in 1969. Thank you Dr Beeching. 😠
There's two Richmond Amtrak stations in Richmond, VA. One is for terminating Northeast Regional services or some services that go further to Newport News, VA, the other for the remaining through services to Newport News, VA and other points into the southern US. There used to be a 3rd station called Broad Street Station that ceased services in the mid 1970s.
Richmond railway station was a single-platform urban railway station serving the town of Richmond in the Tasman district of New Zealand’s South Island. It was one of 25 stations on the Nelson Section, and existed from 1876 to 1955.
I go to Richmond several times as week as it’s my nearest link to the overground and overall tube network and I never knew about the side entrance! Will have to find it!
Bit of some music trivia Geoff, across the road outside Richmond station was the Crawdaddy club which is where The Rolling Stones played their first gig in 1963
Last time I used Richmond was for a Christmas lights event at Kew Gardens in 2022. After it was over, I made my way back to Kew Gardens station to head back home, via Richmond. However, the weather that evening had other ideas. It started snowing, which played havoc with the service. While waiting for a District line train (the Overground wasn't running) to Richmond, I saw only one train head away from Richmond before an announcement on the PA said: "Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with regret that I must announce that due to the snowy weather conditions, the District Line is suspended between Richmond and Turnham Green." Thankfully, after a bus ride to Richmond, eventually I was able to get back home, albeit it was well after midnight and the snow was falling more thickly than ever
I found out about the Gunnersbury to Richmond part of the line being ran by National Rail at my cost on a day there were strikes. I thought "I won't get to Waterloo via National Rail, I'll go from Richmond by underground". It got us to Westminster alright but at the end of the evening, when wanting to return home, we could only get as far as Gunnersbury. The messaging on the information sings were inconsistent between Westminster and Gunnersbury too!
The Open Times Trains and Real Times Trains fact you mentioned is also Possible with Bakerloo Line trains up to Harrow and Wealdstone where they share the line with the Watford DC line on the Overgound
There is a transit station in Vancouver called "Richmond/Brighouse". It is one of the ends of the line for the Canada Line which also services YVR - Vancouver Airport. It is light rail and it also has associated bus services. The suburb is called Richmond.
That seemed a bit short, there are another two car parks, one of which is on the old goods yard. Their have also been plans to extend the line to Twickenham in the past. Could also have noted Richmond is the only tube stop that has access to both the river and a major park.
I can’t believe it’s almost the end of the line for End of the Line
I think this joke is buffer-ing
There may yet be bonus episodes in the future … never say never !! 😅
Mill Hill East?
@@geofftech2surely Waterloo or Bank
@@louismiles2340 Bank is the end of two different lines, so definitely should be included. Waterloo is the end of lots of different lines.
It is worth noting that the Richmond on the San Francisco BART is also a terminus, so there is a potential for a bonus video
This is also the case for the Richmond on the Sydney network
It's also an interchange station to the Amtrak/CalTrans Capitol Corridor.
Richmond-Brighouse is also a terminus for Canada Line of Vancouver's Skytrain network.
Yeah, I've spent most of my life living in San Francisco and Sydney, and numerous times, I've gotten on a train on the Richmond line, then an aeroplane, and then on another train on another Richmond line. (Admittedly, one needs to change trains on both ends.)
@@iamjohnmcSan Joaquins trains stop there too.
Sorry that we missed you but thank you for the shout out! If you are ever in Richmond again do let us know :)
ah, hello! i'll come back again on a day that isn't a Monday! :-)
The main Amtrak (U.S.) station for Richmond (Virginia) is actually in Glen Allen (Staples Mill Road). But I think it appears as Richmond on the timetables. There is also a Main Street station in the heart of the city, also served by Amtrak.
Last week I was in Vancouver and there's a Richmond-Brighouse ending station for the Canada Line, which is a branch from the YVR airport terminal station. So cool lol
Richmond-Brighouse isn't technically on the YVR branch of the Canada line, but you got your comment in before mine so you get a like anyway ahah.
It's actually called Brighouse Station. But it's located in the City of Richmond, so it's called Richmond-Brighouse on the next train screens and onboard the trains I guess they don't want to confuse people due to the line splitting to Richmond and to the airport.
@@jasons6021 The official station name is in fact Richmond-Brighouse, as noted on TransLink's website, on all station signage, and on announcements on the trains.
Nerdy fact. The posters are originals, not reproductions. I was working there when a load of old original posters were found in a storage room and luckily they were kept and not binned.
A gem of a fact, sir. Thanks.
Please say you sent the rest of em to the LT museum.
Storage rooms, always wonderful.
There is also Richmond Station in Queensland, Australia on the line from Townsville to Mount Isa. Mainly freight but there is a passenger service a couple of times a week.
Nerdy fact: The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames is the only London Borough that crosses the river all the others adjacent to the Thames use the river as a boundary! Nothing to do with trains ...just came up in a quiz once...!
It can get more nerdy than that. Further up the river, once you get past Ham, the south side of the river is Kingston borough but the north is Richmond (even though Richmond itself is South, or on the Surrey side). The council offices are in Twickenham (the borough was merged with Twickenham and Barnes). Richmond also has a Twickenham postcode.
Not a borough (though only because of technicalities), but The City of London crosses the River, with the boundary coming south from the middle of the Thames to include all of Blackfriars Bridge (the road one). London Bridge and Southwark Bridge aren't marked on maps as being inside the boundaries, but there are City crests at their southern ends (and London Bridge has a dragon on a plinth on either side of the road at that south end)
Interesting to know indeed.
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames also has the only bridge over the Thames that has one bank outside Greater London, Hampton Court Bridge, whose southern bank is in Elmbridge, Surrey.
@@acciid In fact, because the river is so wiggly around Teddington, the "south" or "Surrey" bank is actually north of the "north" ("Middlesex") bank. In summer you can stand at Teddington Lock, facing downstream, and see the sun set.
The Richmond Station in Sydney is also an End of the Line station, and three stops before Richmond is Windsor.
That was a lovely video, it's incredible in this day and age that such wonderful and high quality media such as this is freely available online
Jeff, as a rail enthusiast with Autism, your video content is what makes me feel happy on days I’m not having a good one. Please continue with these it’s a real pleasure.
That commuter who never knew the side entrance existed is me. I’ve gone to the station so many times and have never seen it haha
When commuting there's a tendency to stick to a tried and tested routes so it's easy to be oblivious to alternatives
@@geofftech2I definitely will, I think it’s even an easier way to get to the station from the direction I come from
Me too! Although I get the bus to/from the station so the front entrance is definitely the only one required..
Not all museums are closed on Mondays, but it _is_ the traditional day for them to be closed, as they want to be open during the entire weekend, so they just close on the next available day.
It's not even that common in UK, but very common in Europe.
Same in Sweden. Museums and theatres are usually closed on mondays as it is the least busiest day and to compensate workers for being open on weekends.
It’s also the common day for restaurants and other hospo places to close. If they aren’t open 7 days.
National Trust properties are also usually closed on Mondays for the same reason .
And- you didn't mention the Park!
Bakerloo Line (when that is open of course) is also viewable on RTT/OTT for Elephant & Castle and Queens Park to Harrow & Wealdstone.
On the Canada Line in Vancouver BC we have Richmond-Brighouse station, and as a bonus it's also the end of the line (on one of the branches anyway).
There he is, tube nerd, TH-cam sensation and now becoming a stand up comedian. Is there anything Geoff can't do?
A jack of all trades. Another good video 👍
He can't travel through time, he can't travel faster than light and he can't beat Chuck Norris at anything!
He did stand up comedy well before youtube.
Need to show my son. He will be so happy that you have done Richmond Station.
I've been here this year actually. Loved it. Gorgeous little bit of London.
Hey Geoff, I work for Richmond libraries. Great to see you've been in our reference library. 👍
I’ve used Richmond Library to Check in online for my many flights out of Gatwick and Heathrow. Just along from the pub is where everyone should get their travel money, best deal in Britain.
As a historian and train nerd and writer of a book on Peter of Savoy, I can confirm that Richmond, Yorkshire is in fact the daddy of all Richmonds ….meaning strong hill, upon which the castle was built, William the Conqueror gifted Richmond and the Honour of Richmond (half of Yorkshire and lots of Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincs) to Alan Rufus of Brittany who came over with him on the boat. By the 13th century it had been reclaimed by the crown and gifted to Peter of Savoy (the queens uncle) who built the palace in London upon which the hotel now stands. His stylised statue stands over the hotel entrance. Richmond Surrey was named after the one in Yorkshire….all others followed named for Surrey or Yorkshire. The most famous of which was of course the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. Sadly the NER branch from Darlington to the original Richmond was closed by Beeching, but the station building survives.
And the Yorkshire one was named after Richemont in France
Awesome finally! The station almost everyone from the south coast uses if they've driven to London
Ah, you've reached my End of the Line. The district line out of Richmond was on my daily commute for several years. I did know about the back entrance, I think I used it once several years ago.
The brief view of Richmond Bridge got me thinking Geoff could do a series where he explores the bridges over the Thames within Greater London's boundaries. There are about 35 if you include the railway bridges.
The 1980s posters aren't reproductions but are original ones that were uncovered when modern advertising boards were removed in 2011.
In California, Richmond is the end of line on the BART system for the Red line: Richmond-Milbrae and the Orange line: Richard-Berryessa/North San Jose. At Richmond you can connect to Amtrak.
Wow nearly then end for the end of the line series honestly ju st love how you explore the trains
jeff it was a pleasure going round all the underground and over ground tube stop's! me and the lady will look forward to any new tube stop that open up future so we can reminisce for all the fun we had keeping up with your uploads! gooood luck the the rest of the stop in the u.k love from us 2 in northampton!!!!!
Here's a tenuous nerdy Underground fact about Richmond. Back in the 1980s Thames TV had a sitcom called Shelley (starring Hywel Bennett). In one episode he is stuck on an Underground train and the studio mock-up was of a 1973 Stock (pre refurb). When they finally get off the train they are seen heading up some steps, supposedly from an Underground station but in fact it was the steps from a below ground gents toilet in George Street, Richmond! It was located near to Lower George Street and i have a feeling they are no longer there......
Hello Geoff I have been excited to watch you end of the line series ever since I met you at Walthamstow Central it's a great fascinating series to watch.
Kind regards squidgytop 2050
Watching this on a bright, sunny Thursday thinking, "If only Geoff had filmed today!"
I used Richmond regularly (not quite commuter regularity but fairly often) for years, and only once ever used that side entrance.
I bet you didn't notice, next to the labyrinth, that the canopy on the bt payphone still has the 1991 trumpet man logo!
Richmond Station in Melbourne is one of our most important stations, not only because it's where 4 main line groups all converge, but it's also the gateway to the main sporting precinct in Melbourne, including the MCG and Rod Laver Arena. Hopefully you can make it out here one day to check it out yourself Geoff!
Also fun that there is are also east richmond, north richmond and west richmond stations - the latter two of which can't be travelled to from richmond station (without going via the city) and both arguably aren't even in richmond
Thank you for your hard work, Geoff! I am looking forward to watching a marathon of End Of The Line when you complete the set!
What about Mill Hill East?
Thanks for this Geoff, yes I've been hanging out for the Richmond episode as: 1) I used to commute through here up to Hammersmith - and - 2) I knew you'd come up with something nerdy about the station of which I was clueless (the side entrance!!). Unfortunately now living not far from the Richmond Station in Melbourne (pronounced "Mel-burn" BTW *not* Mel-Bourne"!!) I won't get to visit it anytime soon ... maybe when I'm next doing a Ted Lasso pilgrimage!!
I think there should be one or two bonus episodes with the termini of the Waterloo & City line.
And I may have been ignoring the situation, but I think you forgot the elephant and castle, the inbound Terminous of the Baker Lu line
Yes, and Aldgate for the Metropolitan Line
@@shsav2012 Baker Lu?
And stratford for jubilee
Wimbledon is an End of the Line station for the Trams too. Also, it'll be a shame if you don't meet a Womble when you're filming the Wimbledon episode
If Geoff asks nicely I can arrange a womble meet in exchange for a charity donation link
"Eddie, would it scar you for life if I told you they were just puppets?"
@@hakc97again It was suggested he wanted to MEET a Womble, not how much MEAT was in a Womble.
Great vid Geoff. So many Richmond stations; that’s Epping…..I mean epic! Have a good one and see you next time.👍
Richmond station in North Yorkshire might not have any trains, but it's not abandoned... Has a 3 screen cinema, restaurant and shops selling lots of great local stuff. So Geoff how about the next series being "Stations that don't have trains any more..."?
Tim Traveller has a vid on a train station in Dartmouth that not only doesn't have trains, it's never had trains, or track. Only boats.
So glad you mentioned Richmond, North Yorkshire got mentioned as I live nearby! Fun fact it is now a cinema and has a very nice cafe and a few shops too!
FELTHAM. You must visit my home town's railway Geoff! So much history. I love Richmond, I was there today, nice one.😀
Keep expanding the network TFL so we can get more episodes 🤣
Love it Geoff. The Richmond station here in Melbourne is right up there in terms of passenger numbers servicing 8 separate metro lines and a regional line plus it is located in amongst Melbourne's sporting precinct walking distance to the MCG, the Tennis Centre and the home rugby league/union and football
Richmond is one of my favorite terminal stations. I’ve been there before when I went to England last. Stayed there for about half an hour.
Also, there is two Richmond stations in America. Richmond-Main Street and Richmond-Staples Mill Road (which isn’t even in Richmond) in Richmond, Virginia
It's a good old station, isn't it?
Richmond was my home station during my first two semesters in college (1987/88). An "Annus Horribilis" for London Transport (as they were called then). With the King's Cross fire, and a District Line train went through the buffers at Richmond.
Yay Richmond! I was there today, my local London Underground station!
I knew Geoff would do Richmond it's sad to see the series is almost over have a nice rest of your day Geoff marshall
Kind regards squidgytop 2050
There may yet be bonus episodes in the future … never say never !! 😅
Waterloo and Bank (W & C line) and Hammersmith (H & C line) station are ends of the line. Then there's Aldwych, Ongar and Watford Junction, all no longer used by the Underground. Verney Junction and Brill, unfortunately, no longer exist.
@@geofftech2 I'm looking forward to that
I think I’ve only been to Richmond station twice. One of those was when I got all the way to Kew Gardens and realised I’d left my membership card at home so it seemed more appealing to go once stop further out than to go all the way back home.
Great video as usual, I was a driver on the Central line and had been to Epping many many times.
I now live in Melbourne and was based at Epping depot for about 3 years and have driven trains through Richmond on the Metro network. Nice that you made a mention to the various stations in different countries 👍
The Bakerloo Line Trains are on RTT and OTT as well between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdstone, Elephant and Castle London Underground Station even has a three letter station code of ZEL on RTT, great video Geoff and cannot wait to see the finale
Love Richmond! I grew up in Kingston nearby and often visited Richmond.
Hi Geoff, you have failed the "train nerd" test by not mentioning that Richmond (Yorkshire) still appears when searching for Richmond on train time web sites, despite being closed for 60+ years. Until recently appeared as "Richmond (N Yorks)" or similar, but now is shown as "Richmond (Bus)", finally admitting that it has been a rail replacement bus for the past many decades...
Always enjoy your videos and enthusiasm. Cheers 🙂
I've spent most of my life living in San Francisco and Sydney, and numerous times, I've gotten on a train on the Richmond line, then an aeroplane, and then on another train on another Richmond line.
Admittedly, one needs to change trains on both ends, but in both cases, it's actually called the Richmond line…
[Pleasant female Australian voice] _The train on platform 18 goes to Richmond_
[Very artificial and nasal US male voice] _9-car Richmond train now approaching platform 2_
Hi Geoff, Richmond station in Melbourne is just outside the city
Centre, serves all south and eastern subur0bs trains and several country lines. It is the main stop for the Melbourne sports precinct which includes the MCG and national tennis centre, home of the Australian open. It was upgraded for the 1956 Olympics but is in urgent need of redesign now as it struggles to handle numbers now Melbourne is aboutb4 times larger than in 1956.
Very interesting video - thanks Geoff! But it is worth stressing the original 'Richmond' is the one in Yorkshire. The Richmond in London/Surrey was named after the one in Yorkshire! It is unsurprising that the name Richmond appears in many other English speaking countries.
Someone might correct me, but I think that Richmond upon Thames was originally called Sheen, before being renamed by the Duke of Richmond (or earl or whatever).
@@acciidindeed it was called Sheen. Don't think it was renamed deliberately by the Duke of Richmond (future Henry IV), rather he built his Palace, the Duke of Richmond's Palace, here. Which came to be known as Richmond Palace for short, and then eventually the surrounding village (Sheen) adopted the name Richmond by osmosis. A bit like how Leeds Castle is in Kent...
@@jamesaitken5653 Wrong Henry (VII, not IV) - and he was Earl, not Duke, of Richmond (a title given to Henry's grandfather) before seizing the throne. And the 'Richmond' name of the Palace was deliberate.
No one would have called King Henry VII 'Richmond' unless they wanted to spend a long time in the Tower (if they were lucky) - calling him by his former title (especially as it wasn't a royal title like York or Lancaster had been) rather than as King is not a wise move when a lot of people didn't believe him to be rightfully king. 'Richmond' would have been seen as an insult had Henry not deliberately used it himself for the name of the new palace he had built near where the previous one had stood before burning down.
The town of Sheen then decided to rename itself like the Palace had been.
Richmond in Yorkshire was named after Richemont in France
I commuted through Richmond for three whole years, transferring from NR to DL and back, and was only half-aware of a side entrance (if it's next to the toilets where I think it is). I do remember the old posters on the staircase, though! It also has an AMT Coffee which is the best coffee stand.
I actually stayed at a hotel near Richmond station a few years back, almost always took that side entrance. I even remember I stood on that same bridge while drinking an unspecified sugary drink.
I used to go through and stop at the Australian (Melbourne) richmond station. For 17 years actually! Its a BIG station by melbourne standards. Every single eastern line passes through it and its the first eastern station you usually hit after coming out of the underground loop. You could pick who was a local by the fact that they knew that there was no point waiting for your train line to arrive if you are in “The Loop” catch virtually ANY eastern train (the one departing soonest and not going the long way around the underground loop) and simply hop over to your line at richmond to complete your journey. Almost ALWAYS faster than trying to catch the correct train first thing while you are still in the loop. As a result, Richmond has huge crowds of people switching platforms with almost every train that comes in.
Its also one of the nearest stations to the MCG stadium, and you had better believe we all dreaded the end of match homeward rush!
Thank you for the video, Geoff that was very interesting with great information.
Very interesting video Geoff. Went through Richmond yesterday from Feltham on the way to Kensington Palace. Very good connection between SWR and District Line in both directions. Lovely station. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Nearest Underground station to home in my early childhood - in those glorious days of class 423s, '313s' and D78 stock. Long live those last-surviving '455s'! I credit 90s Richmond with a great influence on my lasting interest in railways.
Another amazing video, Geoff ! Oh, and I'm not sure if it's the same in other countries, but yes, even in my country, museums close on Mondays. I'm guessing it's so that museum staff can get their day off. They can't do it on the weekend because that's peak visit time for people around the area.
Yes, Richmond station in North Yorkshire is an interesting building to visit.
Is it still a garden centre? I grew up there and moved south in 1990. I remember going swimming at the neighbouring pool and walking up the old track line to the abbey after. I've got fond memories of Richmond.
@@radders261 Not sure, not lived in the UK for over 4 years, I do remember it being restored when I lived in Scarborough - but that was quite a while ago. The website says: The Station is a vibrant creative space; a cinema, a café, a gallery, and a place to shop, in Richmond, North Yorkshire, gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. The Station is a community hub where people can get together and create memories; a place where film, food and art are enjoyed in the unique setting of Richmond’s lovingly re-imagined station buildings. A place to catch up over coffee; see an exhibition; watch a film; try new things; shop for local produce and gifts; or share a meal with family and friends.
Used Richmond for at least 10 years in the 90s, never knew of side entrance - will have to go back to the theatre sometime and find it then
Richmond, Virginia….about 100 miles south of Washington DC. Lived about 3mins walk from it for a year but never used it.
Fun fact…Richmond has a spot where three levels of railway cross eachother…the Triple Crossing, even has a brewery named after it…
GEOFF in melbourne there is also East Richmond West Richmond and North Richmond we are … so rich!
Hi Geoff - Fun Fact - Richmond is also an end of the line station in both San Francisco as well in my home home town of Sydney Australia
Yes museums are shut on Mondays, same for Holland! I used to get slightly confused between Richmond and Wimbledon, both having similar steps up from the district!
When I heard that the next video was the last one in the series I was a bit surprised as there are numerous other terminus stations I could think of on the London Underground, as others have commented here. If next week is Wimbledon, I make the remaining terminus locations as follows:
Aldgate, Bank, Barking, Edgware Road, Elephant & Castle, Hammersmith, Kensington (Olympia), Mill Hill East, Stratford, Waterloo
It would be great to see videos for these stations too. Hint hint! A great series, none-the-less, thanks Geoff! 🙂
Most of those are interchanges with other (non-terminating) lines, which I think is the distinction.
Glad you went down the cobbled Water Lane.A lot of shops,museums that open both weekend days (or even only Saturdays),give their staff Mondays off in lieu...Monday is also a quieter day for many businesses (it's no coincidence that Decimal Day,15/2/71,was a Monday)🎩
For bonus points, Geoff, both Richmond stations in Sydney and Melbourne are both followed by East Richmond stations when heading eastbound, and both are less than 700m apart!
There’s still End of the Line: Waterloo and End of the Line: City to look forward to next April.
My home town. Many an adventure i have had has started at Richmond station. (and yes I knew of and have regularly used the side entrance!)
The one I’ve been waiting for! It’s my station
Richmond in Sydney is also the end of the line. Great video Geoff!
Excellent as always.
Richmond is such a lovely station. One of the best on the TfL network.
Funny, last week the Queens Blvd line had a problem with someone on the tracks and I wound up walking to find the Kew Gardens LIRR station, and caught my first train to Grand Central Madison. It’s nice, but it felt like it was MILES away from the rest of the terminal and I actually found a shorter way to get to subway, albeit next to the shuttle platform.
Museums are closed on Mondays in the Netherlands too. And Italy. Probably in a lot of countries.
There is a Richmond on the Mt Isa line in Queensland, Australia, too. Certainly not a commuter station, the Inlander stops there twice a week in both directions. And lots of heavy freighters roll through.
There is Richmond-Brighouse on the SkyTrain (Vancouver), if that counts.
The Richmond in Sydney is also a terminus station - so you could do this same video in Sydney.
I was brought up in the original Richmond, in North Yorkshire.
We used to have a railway line that was also a terminus. Sadly, it closed to traffic in 1969. Thank you Dr Beeching. 😠
There's two Richmond Amtrak stations in Richmond, VA. One is for terminating Northeast Regional services or some services that go further to Newport News, VA, the other for the remaining through services to Newport News, VA and other points into the southern US. There used to be a 3rd station called Broad Street Station that ceased services in the mid 1970s.
Richmond railway station was a single-platform urban railway station serving the town of Richmond in the Tasman district of New Zealand’s South Island. It was one of 25 stations on the Nelson Section, and existed from 1876 to 1955.
I go to Richmond several times as week as it’s my nearest link to the overground and overall tube network and I never knew about the side entrance! Will have to find it!
Bit of some music trivia Geoff, across the road outside Richmond station was the Crawdaddy club which is where The Rolling Stones played their first gig in 1963
I've been to Richmond so many times and there's so much stuff I've never noticed! Will definitely need to go back to find that side entrance.
There's also two Amtrak stations called Richmond: Richmond Main Street and Richmond Staples Mill Road. If you wanna count those
It would be funny if a second season released for this series, but focusing on the Overground, trams, DLR and Elizabeth line (and possibly cable car)
Last time I used Richmond was for a Christmas lights event at Kew Gardens in 2022. After it was over, I made my way back to Kew Gardens station to head back home, via Richmond. However, the weather that evening had other ideas. It started snowing, which played havoc with the service. While waiting for a District line train (the Overground wasn't running) to Richmond, I saw only one train head away from Richmond before an announcement on the PA said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with regret that I must announce that due to the snowy weather conditions, the District Line is suspended between Richmond and Turnham Green."
Thankfully, after a bus ride to Richmond, eventually I was able to get back home, albeit it was well after midnight and the snow was falling more thickly than ever
I found out about the Gunnersbury to Richmond part of the line being ran by National Rail at my cost on a day there were strikes. I thought "I won't get to Waterloo via National Rail, I'll go from Richmond by underground". It got us to Westminster alright but at the end of the evening, when wanting to return home, we could only get as far as Gunnersbury. The messaging on the information sings were inconsistent between Westminster and Gunnersbury too!
oh I know this station well haha. I often used the side entrance when I was living in Shepperd's bush and commuted to Richmond every day
The Open Times Trains and Real Times Trains fact you mentioned is also Possible with Bakerloo Line trains up to Harrow and Wealdstone where they share the line with the Watford DC line on the Overgound
My local station! Also with tracking the tube trains online, I believe you can do it at Wimbledon station too
Surely a cheeky DLR end of the line special is in order?
there is also a richmond station near vancouver, which ironically is also an end of the line (:
There is a transit station in Vancouver called "Richmond/Brighouse". It is one of the ends of the line for the Canada Line which also services YVR - Vancouver Airport. It is light rail and it also has associated bus services. The suburb is called Richmond.
I never knew about the side entrance! Richmond is my go-to station to get into London too!
That seemed a bit short, there are another two car parks, one of which is on the old goods yard. Their have also been plans to extend the line to Twickenham in the past.
Could also have noted Richmond is the only tube stop that has access to both the river and a major park.
I’ve never been to any of the Richmonds! I loved those posters! :)