[4] North Brighton station opened on 19 December 1859, when the railway line was extended from Windsor.

[4] It remained a terminus until 21 December 1861, when the line was extended to Brighton Beach.

[4] In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Bay Street level crossing,[5] located at the down end of the station, with the signal box also abolished at the same time.

[5] On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade North Brighton to a premium station, along with nineteen others.

[9] Platform 1: Platform 2: CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via North Brighton station.