Hampton railway station, Melbourne

Hampton
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2014
General information
Location	Railway Crescent, Hampton, Victoria 3188 City of Bayside Australia
Coordinates	37°56′18″S 145°00′05″E / 37.9382°S 145.0014°E / -37.9382; 145.0014
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	17.70 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	170
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	HAM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	2 September 1887; 137 years ago (1887-09-02)
Rebuilt	1975
Electrified	May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Retreat (1887–1889)
Passengers
2017–2018	604,944[1]
2018–2019	577,219[1]  4.58%
2019–2020	501,150[1]  13.17%
2020–2021	229,200[1]  54.26%
2021–2022	269,050[2]  17.38%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Brighton Beach towards Flinders Street Sandringham line Sandringham Terminus
Track layout Legend to Brighton Beach 1 2 Hampton Street Linacre Road to Sandringham

Hampton railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hampton in Victoria, Australia. Hampton is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms, connected by a disabled access footbridge and accessed through by brick station buildings provided in the platforms. It opened on 2 September 1887, with the current station provided in 1975. ^[3][4][5]

Initially opened as Hampton, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Retreat on 2 October 1887, then was given its original and current name of Hampton on 10 September 1889.^[3] The level crossing at Hampton Street is located on the south side of the station.^[3] The station has independent disabled access.^[6]