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, 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. The station is directly north of a level crossing with Hampton Street.

The station consists of two side platforms, accessed through the brick station buildings on each side, provided in 1975. The station has independent disabled access.

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

In 1906, an 80 year old man got off of a train at night, and slipped between the train and the platform, suffering a broken thigh. The Shire of Moorabbin passed a resolution for the station to be lit up.

In 1924, the station building was broken into, with some parcels being rifled through. In 1930, a 33 year old man was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for breaking into the station building around three weeks earlier. In 1936, there were requests to the City of Sandringham for "beautification" to occur around the station. The council, in 1920, had bought land around the station for the same purposes, however they found the land to be boggy and difficult to cultivate, and the title was handed back. Ward members from Hampton advised for the works not to go through.

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

In 1975, the present brick station buildings were provided.

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

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

Platforms and services
Hampton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.

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:
 * all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Hampton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station

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