Ferntree Gully railway station
Ferntree Gully | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in April 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Street, Ferntree Gully | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E / 37.88156°S 145.29516°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belgrave | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.89 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 415 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 25 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | FTG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 December 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Lower Ferntree Gully; Fern Tree Gully | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ferntree Gully railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully opening as Lower Ferntree Gully on 5 December 1889, being renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962.[1] South of the station the double track becomes single track through to Belgrave.
In November 2008 it was announced that Ferntree Gully would be upgraded to a Premium station, this was completed in 2009.[2]
Platforms & services
Ferntree Gully has two platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[3]
Platforms 1:
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street and Ringwood
Platforms 2:
- Belgrave line: all stations services to Belgrave
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Ferntree Gully station:
Additionally Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Ferntree Gully station:
- 691 Boronia – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[6]
- 693 Belgrave – Oakleigh[7]
- 755 to Westfield Knox[8]
History
Ferntree Gully station opened on 4 December 1889 as Lower Ferntree Gully.[9] It was renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, and renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972,[10] although in recent times most references to the station use the 1962 version, despite a lack of evidence that it has ever officially been changed back. Boom barriers were provided at Alpine Street in 1977.[11] On 18 November 2008 it was announced that Ferntree Gully will be upgraded to a premium station, with works to begin in early 2009, that were expected to be completed by December 2009.[12] Ferntree Gully is now a premium station. On 31 July 2017 with a budget of $20 million works began to add 215 new parking spots in the station, which was completed by 1 December 2017.[13]
Gallery
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Platform 1 entrance in April 2006
References
- ^ Ferntree Gully Vicsig
- ^ "Star News Group - Staff for station". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Ferntree Gully - Stud Park SC (Telebus Area 7)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Stud Park - Ferntree Gully Station (Telebus Area 8)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "691 Boronia - Waverley Gardens via Ferntree Gully & Stud Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "693 Belgrave - Oakleigh via Ferntree Gully & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "755 Bayswater - Knox City via Basin & Boronia & Ferntree Gully". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Ferntree Gully
- ^ Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 9 of 1972.
- ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
- ^ "Star News Group - Staff for station". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ Victrak Station car park upgrades: Ferntree Gully
External links
Media related to Ferntree Gully railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
