Ferntree Gully railway station

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.

Ferntree Gully
Northbound view in April 2006
LocationStation Street, Ferntree Gully
Coordinates37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance35.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking415
Bicycle facilities25
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeFTG
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 December 1889
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesLower Ferntree Gully; Fern Tree Gully
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Boronia
Belgrave line
Upper Ferntree Gully
towards 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
Aerial perspective of Ferntree Gully Quarry Recreational Reserve, minutes away from the railway station

Ferntree Gully has two platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[3]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Ferntree Gully station:

  • Telebus 7: to Stud Park Shopping Centre[4]
  • Telebus 8: to Stud Park[5]

Additionally Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Ferntree Gully station:

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]

  • Platform 1 entrance in April 2006

References
  1. Ferntree Gully Vicsig
  2. "Star News Group - Staff for station". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  3. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "Ferntree Gully - Stud Park SC (Telebus Area 7)". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Stud Park - Ferntree Gully Station (Telebus Area 8)". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "691 Boronia - Waverley Gardens via Ferntree Gully & Stud Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "693 Belgrave - Oakleigh via Ferntree Gully & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "755 Bayswater - Knox City via Basin & Boronia & Ferntree Gully". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. VICSIG Infrastructure - Ferntree Gully
  10. Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 9 of 1972.
  11. VR History by Andrew Waugh
  12. "Star News Group - Staff for station". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  13. Victrak Station car park upgrades: Ferntree Gully
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.