Sunshine railway station, Melbourne

Sunshine
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Siemens Nexas 772M departing Platform 2, October 2023
General information
LocationStation Place,
Sunshine, Victoria 3020
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°47′17″S 144°49′57″E / 37.7881°S 144.8325°E / -37.7881; 144.8325
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance12.25 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (1 island, 2 side)
Tracks5
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking250
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeSUN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 September 1885 (1885-09-07)
Rebuilt28 April 2014
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBraybrook Junction (1885–1907)
Passengers
2005–20061,341,488
2006–20071,514,622 12.9%
2007–20081,706,112 12.64%
2008–20091,936,390 13.49%
2009–20102,060,345 6.4%
2010–20112,108,567 2.34%
2011–20121,981,379 6.03%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20141,598,248 19.33%
2014–20151,937,306 21.21%
2015–20161,975,475 1.97%
2016–20172,305,251 16.69%
2017–20182,075,714 9.95%
2018–20192,157,750 3.95%
2019–20201,753,250 18.74%
2020–2021896,350 48.87%
2021–20221,235,800 37.87%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Tottenham or Footscray Sunbury line Albion or St Albans
V/Line Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Footscray Ballarat line Ardeer
towards Melton or Wendouree
Ararat line Ardeer
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
Ardeer
One-way operation
Geelong line Deer Park
Future Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
West Footscray Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Albion
Tottenham Airport
(under construction)
Keilor East
Track layout
Stony Creek
4
1
2
3

Sunshine railway station is a commuter and regional railway station on the Sunbury, Geelong and Ballarat lines, serving the western suburb of the same name in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunshine is a ground level, premium station. It has four platforms, an island platform with two faces and two side platforms, connected by a footbridge and concourse. The station opened on 7 September 1885, with the current station provided in 2014 when it was rebuilt as part of the Regional Rail Link project.

Originally named Braybrook Junction, it was given its current name in July 1907 when the suburb of Sunshine took its name from the Sunshine Harvester Works.

V/Line services on the Bendigo corridor pass through the station but do not stop at it. Freight services running towards northern Victoria and Sydney run past the station, as well as freight trains heading for the western standard gauge line via the Newport–Sunshine railway line. The bus interchange at the station is a hub for routes to surrounding suburbs.

The station is planned to receive a significant package of upgrades as part of the Melbourne Airport Rail project, with works planned to commence in early 2026.