Hampton railway station, Melbourne

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HamptonHampton
Station information
Code HAM
Distance from
Flinders St
16.5 km
Lines Sandringham
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Unmanned station
Metlink profile Link
Metcard Zone Zone 2
Hand-operated railway gates at New Street, Hampton.
Hand-operated railway gates at New Street, Hampton.

Hampton is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hampton, on the Sandringham railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2.

Hampton station is unmanned.

[edit] Location

The station is located at the western end of the Hampton Street level crossing. The New Street hand gates are located at the UP end of the station.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large brick building while platform 2 contains a small brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.

Both platforms can be accessed via Hampton Street.

[edit] History

Hampton station originally opened on 2 September 1887. It was renamed to Retreat in October 1887 and was renamed to Hampton again in 1889.




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