Sunshine railway station, Melbourne

Sunshine
PTV commuter and regional station
Siemens Nexas 772M departing Platform 2, October 2023
General information
LocationStation Place,
Sunshine, Victoria 3020
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°47′17″S 144°49′57″E / 37.7881°S 144.8325°E / -37.7881; 144.8325
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance12.25 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (1 island, 2 side)
Tracks5
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking250
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeSUN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 September 1885; 139 years ago (1885-09-07)
Rebuilt28 April 2014
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBraybrook Junction (1885–1907)
Passengers
2005–20061,341,488[1]
2006–20071,514,622[1] Increase 12.9%
2007–20081,706,112[1] Increase 12.64%
2008–20091,936,390[2] Increase 13.49%
2009–20102,060,345[2] Increase 6.4%
2010–20112,108,567[2] Increase 2.34%
2011–20121,981,379[2] Decrease 6.03%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,598,248[2] Decrease 19.33%
2014–20151,937,306[1] Increase 21.21%
2015–20161,975,475[2] Increase 1.97%
2016–20172,305,251[2] Increase 16.69%
2017–20182,075,714[2] Decrease 9.95%
2018–20192,157,750[2] Increase 3.95%
2019–20201,753,250[2] Decrease 18.74%
2020–2021896,350[2] Decrease 48.87%
2021–20221,235,800[3] Increase 37.87%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne 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
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Footscray
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Ardeer
towards Melton or Wendouree
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
Future Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
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
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:

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

Originally named Braybrook Junction, it was given its current name in July 1907 when the suburb of Sunshine took its name from the Sunshine Harvester Works.[4]

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.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Sunshine". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.