Sunshine railway station, Melbourne

Sunshine
PTV commuter and regional station
Siemens Nexas 772M departing Platform 2, October 2023
General information
Location	Station Place, Sunshine, Victoria 3020 City of Brimbank Australia
Coordinates	37°47′17″S 144°49′57″E / 37.7881°S 144.8325°E / -37.7881; 144.8325
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury Ballarat Ararat Maryborough Geelong (Serviceton)
Distance	12.25 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	4 (1 island, 2 side)
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	250
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	SUN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 September 1885; 139 years ago (1885-09-07)
Rebuilt	28 April 2014
Electrified	October 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Braybrook Junction (1885–1907)
Passengers
2005–2006	1,341,488[1]
2006–2007	1,514,622[1]  12.9%
2007–2008	1,706,112[1]  12.64%
2008–2009	1,936,390[2]  13.49%
2009–2010	2,060,345[2]  6.4%
2010–2011	2,108,567[2]  2.34%
2011–2012	1,981,379[2]  6.03%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	1,598,248[2]  19.33%
2014–2015	1,937,306[1]  21.21%
2015–2016	1,975,475[2]  1.97%
2016–2017	2,305,251[2]  16.69%
2017–2018	2,075,714[2]  9.95%
2018–2019	2,157,750[2]  3.95%
2019–2020	1,753,250[2]  18.74%
2020–2021	896,350[2]  48.87%
2021–2022	1,235,800[3]  37.87%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Tottenham towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Albion towards Sunbury or Watergardens Footscray towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Express services St Albans towards Sunbury or Watergardens Tottenham towards Dandenong, East Pakenham or Cranbourne Sunshine–Dandenong corridor (under construction) Albion towards Sunbury or Watergardens Footscray towards Dandenong, East Pakenham or Cranbourne Melbourne Airport (under construction) Keilor East towards Melbourne Airport Preceding station V/Line Following station Footscray towards Southern Cross Ballarat line Ardeer towards Wendouree Ballarat line (Melton line) Ardeer towards Melton or Bacchus Marsh Ararat line Ardeer towards Ararat Maryborough line One daily service Ardeer One-way operation Geelong line Deer Park towards Wyndham Vale, Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Track layout Legend to Tottenham to Newport– Sunshine line Stony Creek to Newport– Sunshine line 4 1 2 3 to Ardeer to Albion Broad gauge, electrified Broad gauge, non-electrified Standard gauge, non-electrified This diagram: view talk edit

Sunshine railway station is commuter and regional railway station on the Sunbury, Geelong and Ballarat lines, serving the western suburb of the same name in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Originally named Braybrook Junction, it was renamed in July 1907 when the suburb of Sunshine took its name from the Sunshine Harvester Works.^[4] Sunshine is a ground level, premium station. It has four platforms, an island platform with two faces and two side platforms, connected by a footbridge and concourse. The station opened on 7 September 1885, with the current station provided in 2014 when it was rebuilt as part of the Regional Rail Link project. The station is planned to rebuilt again as part of the Melbourne Airport rail link project, with planned upgrades including new platforms and an improved track layout to "untangle [the] complex junction" and enable increased capacity for trains to the airport and western suburbs.^[5][6][7]

V/Line services on the Bendigo corridor pass through the station but do not stop at it. Freight services running towards northern Victoria and Sydney run past the station, as well as freight trains heading for the western standard gauge line via the Newport–Sunshine railway line. The bus interchange at the station is a hub for routes to surrounding suburbs.