HAMPTON RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE


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.

Contents
Location
Facilities
History

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.

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.

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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