Hampton railway station, Melbourne

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Hampton
PTV commuter rail station
Hampton Railway Station.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 2 in October 2014
LocationRailway Crescent,
Hampton, Victoria 3188
City of Bayside
Australia
Coordinates37°56′18″S 145°00′05″E / 37.9382°S 145.0014°E / -37.9382; 145.0014Coordinates: 37°56′18″S 145°00′05″E / 37.9382°S 145.0014°E / -37.9382; 145.0014
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance17.70 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking170
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeHAM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 September 1887; 134 years ago (1887-09-02)
Rebuilt1975
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Previous namesRetreat (1887-1889)
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 located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hampton, and it opened on 2 September 1887. It was renamed Retreat on 1 October 1887, and was renamed back to Hampton on 10 September 1889.[1]

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Hampton Street level crossing, located at the south (Down) end of the station, in 1966. The signal box was also abolished during this time.[1]

The station buildings were reconstructed in 1975.[2]

In November 2016, a proposed development near Hampton station generated controversy, as it was seen as "bringing a white cruise ship" to Hampton.[3]

Platforms and services[]

Hampton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[4]

On rare occasions, extra services for major events may originate at Hampton instead of Sandringham. These services are formed by empty trains directly from the stabling yard at Sandringham.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Hampton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[5]

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Hampton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hampton Vicsig
  2. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  3. ^ "Plans released for redevelopment of Hampton Railway Station precinct". Herald Sun. 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. ^ "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "828 Hampton - Berwick Station via Southland SC & Dandenong". Public Transport Victoria.

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