A Metro train driver charged over the death of a teenager who fell from a station platform has appeared briefly in court.

Russell Dickson, 40, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with one count of recklessly engaging in conduct that placed people in danger of death and one count of recklessly engaging in conduct that placed people in danger of serious injury.

Train driver Russell Dickson has appeared briefly in court over the death of Mitchell Callaghan at Heyington Station last year. Credit:Eddie Jim

Mr Dickson was charged on summons by the Transit Investigation Unit following the death of Mitchell Callaghan at Heyington Station, in Toorak, on February 22, 2014.

Mr Callaghan, 18, died after falling through the gap between the platform and the train.