[6] Hampton station opened on 2 September 1887, when the railway line from Brighton Beach was extended to Sandringham.

[10] In 1930, a 33 year old man was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for breaking into the station building around three weeks earlier.

[12] In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Hampton Street level crossing, located at the south (down) end of the station.

[16][17] In November 2016, a proposed development near the station generated controversy, as it was seen as "bringing a white cruise ship" to Hampton.

Platform 1: Platform 2: Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Hampton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Hampton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: