Ferntree Gully railway station
37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E / 37.88156°S 145.29516°E / -37.88156; 145.29516
Southern Cross
(1500 V DC overhead)
Ferntree Gully (1962-1972)
Fern Tree Gully (1972-1977)
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Boronia towards Flinders Street | Belgrave line | Upper Ferntree Gully towards Belgrave | ||
Boronia towards Ringwood | Belgrave line Shuttle services |
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Ferntree Gully railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully in Victoria, Australia. Ferntree Gully is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 5 December 1889, with the current station provided in 1976.[4]
Initially opened as Lower Ferntree Gully, the station was given the name Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, before it was renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972 and finally reverted back to its current name of Ferntree Gully in May 1977.[5]
History
Ferntree Gully station opened on 5 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully.[5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a fern tree gully that is located nearby in the Dandenong Ranges National Park.[6]
In 1955, a goods siding at the station was abolished[5] and, on 19 December 1959, the station was closed to all goods traffic.[5] In 1963, flashing light signals were provided at the Alpine Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[5]
In 1976, the current station buildings were provided, when the former signal panel was relocated into the new building.[5] In 1977, the panel was abolished[5] and, in that year, boom barriers were provided at the Alpine Street level crossing.[7]
On 18 November 2008, it was announced that the station would be upgraded to a premium station. Work began in early 2009, and was completed by December of that year.[8] On 31 July 2017, with a budget of $20 million, work began to add 215 new parking spaces at the station, which was completed by 1 December of that year.[9]
South of the station, the double track railway becomes single track through to Belgrave.[10]
Platforms and services
Ferntree Gully has two side platforms. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[11]
Platform 1:
- Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood
Platform 2:
- Belgrave line all stations services to Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates five routes via Ferntree Gully station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 691 : Boronia station – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[12]
- 693 : Belgrave station – Oakleigh station[13]
- 755 : Bayswater station – Westfield Knox[14]
- Night Bus 967 : Glen Waverley station – Croydon station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[15]
- FlexiRide Rowville[16]
Gallery
- Station building and entrance to Platform 1,
April 2006 - Aerial view of the Ferntree Gully Quarry Recreational Reserve, minutes away from the station, January 2019
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 9 of 1972.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ferntree Gully". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Ferntree Gully". Victorian Places. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "SRS Showday Tour Notes Box Hill - Lilydale & Belgrave 3 November 1998" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Belgrave Line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". 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.
- ^ "967 Glen Waverley Station - Croydon Station via Knox City". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "FlexiRide Rowville". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
External links
- Media related to Ferntree Gully railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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