Sunshine railway station

Sunshine
Westbound view from Platform 2, January 2026
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
SystemPTV commuter and regional rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance12.25 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (1 island, 2 side)
Tracks5
Connections
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 Sunbury line Albion
V/Line Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Footscray Ballarat line Ardeer
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line Ardeer
Ararat line Ardeer
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
Ardeer
One-way operation
Geelong line Deer Park
Track layout
Stony Creek
4
1
2
3

Location

Sunshine railway station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and V/Line on the Sunbury, Geelong and Ballarat lines, serving the western suburb of the same name in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 7 September 1885, with the current buildings opening in 2014, after reconstruction 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 recently opened Sunshine Harvester Works.

V/Line services on the Bendigo corridor pass through the station but do not stop there. 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 a large number of routes to surrounding suburbs.

It is planned that the station will receive a significant upgrade as part of the Melbourne Airport Rail project, with work scheduled to commence in early 2026.