[4] Northcote station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir.

[4] Like the suburb itself, the station is believed to be named after Stafford Henry Northcote, who was British Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1874 and 1880, Foreign Secretary between 1885 and 1886, and a co-author of the Northcote–Trevelyan Report in 1853.

[8] Also occurring in that year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Arthurton Road level crossing, located at the down end of the station.

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

[13] Platform 1: Platform 2: Dysons operates one bus route via Northcote station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Yarra Trams operates two routes via Northcote station: