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, and it 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.[4]

Hampton
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in 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
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne 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
2005–2006335,315[1]
2006–2007380,144[1] Increase 13.36%
2007–2008405,225[1] Increase 6.59%
2008–2009405,045[2] Decrease 0.044%
2009–2010432,517[2] Increase 6.78%
2010–2011455,978[2] Increase 5.42%
2011–2012455,751[2] Decrease 0.049%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014445,828[2] Decrease 2.17%
2014–2015492,668[1] Increase 10.5%
2015–2016615,900[2] Increase 25.01%
2016–2017611,663[2] Decrease 0.68%
2017–2018604,944[2] Decrease 1.09%
2018–2019577,219[2] Decrease 4.58%
2019–2020501,150[2] Decrease 13.17%
2020–2021229,200[2] Decrease 54.26%
2021–2022269,050[3] Increase 17.38%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Brighton Beach
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Sandringham
Terminus

History

Hampton station opened on 2 September 1887, when the railway line from Brighton Beach was extended to Sandringham.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Dyas Hampton, an early local market gardener.[5][6] Developers at the time also like the regal sounding name, which was akin to neighbouring suburb Sandringham.[5][6]

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Hampton Street level crossing, located at the south (down) end of the station.[7] The signal box which protected the level crossing was also abolished during this time.[4] On 16 January 1968, a collision involving two Tait train sets occurred between Hampton and Sandringham.[8][9]

In 1975, the present station buildings were provided.[10]

On 30 August 2002, Comeng motor carriage 500M was destroyed by fire as it travelled between Hampton and Sandringham.[11][12]

In November 2016, a proposed development near the station generated controversy, as it was seen as "bringing a white cruise ship" to Hampton.[13]

Platforms and services

Hampton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[14]

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:

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

  •  922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[15]

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

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. "Hampton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "Hampton". Victorian Places. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. "MAN HURT WHEN TRAINS HIT". The Age. 17 January 1968. p. 6.
  9. "Delays, Derailments". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1968. p. 9.
  10. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  11. "Train fire leaves million-dollar bill". Herald Sun. 1 September 2002. p. 22.
  12. "Suburban Trains". Vicsig. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. "Plans released for redevelopment of Hampton Railway Station precinct". Herald Sun. 5 November 2016.
  14. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "828 Hampton - Berwick Station via Southland SC & Dandenong". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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