Sunshine railway station, Victoria

Sunshine
Westbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
Location	Station Place, Sunshine Australia
Coordinates	37°47′17″S 144°49′57″E / 37.7881°S 144.8325°E / -37.7881; 144.8325Coordinates: 37°47′17″S 144°49′57″E / 37.7881°S 144.8325°E / -37.7881; 144.8325
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Serviceton
Distance	12.25 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	4 (1 island, 2 side)
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	250
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium Station
Station code	SUN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 September 1885
Rebuilt	2012-2014
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Tottenham toward Flinders Street Sunbury line Albion toward Sunbury Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Footscray toward Southern Cross Serviceton line Ardeer toward Wendouree, Ararat or Maryborough Warrnambool line Deer Park toward Waurn Ponds

Sunshine railway station is located on the Sunbury line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, and opened on 7 September 1885 as Braybrook Junction. It was renamed Sunshine on 15 July 1907.

Sunshine is also serviced by V/Line Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong services, with the station serving as the junction for the Serviceton line, to the state's west. The Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line passes to the north of the station.

In 2013/14, the station was rebuilt, as part of the Regional Rail Link project.

The Melbourne & Murray River Railway (now named the Bendigo line), originating from Spencer Street station, was built in the late 1850s, from Footscray station to Sunbury and Bendigo, however, no station was built at that time on the current site; the closest station was Albion & Darlington, on the site of the current Albion station.

In 1885, the Serviceton line from Melbourne to Ballarat, via Bacchus Marsh, was built, branching off from the Bendigo line, and a station at the junction of the two lines was built. The station opened on 7 September 1885, as Braybrook Junction, named such as it was at the junction of the two lines, and was within the Shire of Braybrook.