Hampton railway station, Melbourne

Hampton railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hampton, opened on 2 September 1887. It was renamed Retreat on 1 October of that year, and was renamed back to Hampton on 10 September 1889. The station is directly north of a level crossing with Hampton Street.

Hampton
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2014
General information
LocationRailway Crescent,
Hampton, Victoria 3188
City of Bayside
Australia
Coordinates37°56′18″S 145°00′05″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance17.70 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking170
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHAM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 September 1887 (1887-09-02)
Rebuilt1975
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesRetreat (1887–1889)
Passengers
2017–2018604,944
2018–2019577,219  4.58%
2019–2020501,150  13.17%
2020–2021229,200  54.26%
2021–2022269,050  17.38%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Brighton Beach
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Sandringham
Terminus
Track layout
to Brighton Beach
1
2
Hampton Street
Linacre Road
to Sandringham

The station consists of two side platforms, accessed through the brick station buildings on each side, provided in 1975. The station has independent disabled access.

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