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 | 200 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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: services to Flinders Street
Platforms 2:
- Belgrave line: services to Belgrave
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Ferntree Gully station:
History
Ferntree Gully station opened on 4 December 1889 as Lower Ferntree Gully.[6] It was renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, and renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972,[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Ferntree Gully is now a premium station.
Gallery
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Platform 1 entrance in April 2006
References
- ^ Ferntree Gully Vicsig
- ^ Star News Group - Staff for station
- ^ Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Telebus 7 Ferntree Gully - Stud Park Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Telebus 8 Ferntree Gully - Stud Park timetable 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
External links
Media related to Ferntree Gully railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway
