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, and opened on 5 December 1889 as Lower Ferntree Gully. It was renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, and renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972 before being renamed back to Ferntree Gully in May 1977.[4][5]

Ferntree Gully
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in April 2006
General information
Other namesFern Tree Gully
LocationStation Street,
Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156
City of Knox
Australia
Coordinates37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance35.89 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking415
Bicycle facilities25
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeFTG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 December 1889 (1889-12-04)
Rebuilt1976
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesLower Ferntree Gully (1889-1962)
Ferntree Gully (1962-1972)
Passengers
2005–2006370,614[1]
2006–2007413,707[1] Increase 11.62%
2007–2008485,061[1] Increase 17.24%
2008–2009467,512[2] Decrease 3.61%
2009–2010471,367[2] Increase 0.82%
2010–2011518,688[2] Increase 10.03%
2011–2012500,731[2] Decrease 3.46%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014427,814[2] Decrease 14.56%
2014–2015420,094[1] Decrease 1.8%
2015–2016448,211[2] Increase 6.69%
2016–2017353,933[2] Decrease 21.03%
2017–2018463,431[2] Increase 30.93%
2018–2019491,141[2] Increase 5.97%
2019–2020375,900[2] Decrease 23.46%
2020–2021162,600[2] Decrease 56.74%
2021–2022188,800[3] Increase 16.11%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Boronia
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Upper Ferntree Gully
towards Belgrave
Boronia
towards Ringwood
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services
Track layout
to Boronia
Blind Creek
1
2
Alpine Street
to Upper Ferntree Gully

History

Ferntree Gully station opened on 5 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully.[4] 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[4] and, on 19 December 1959, the station was closed to all goods traffic.[4] In 1963, flashing light signals were provided at the Alpine Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[4]

In 1976, the current station buildings were provided, when the former signal panel was relocated into the new building.[4] In 1977, the panel was abolished[4] 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:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates five routes via Ferntree Gully station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in April 2006
    Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in April 2006
  • Aerial view of the Ferntree Gully Quarry Recreational Reserve, minutes away from the station, January 2019
    Aerial view of the Ferntree Gully Quarry Recreational Reserve, minutes away from the station, January 2019

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. "Ferntree Gully". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 9 of 1972.
  6. "Ferntree Gully". Victorian Places. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. "SRS Showday Tour Notes Box Hill - Lilydale & Belgrave 3 November 1998" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. "Star News Group - Staff for station". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  9. VicTrak Station car park upgrades: Ferntree Gully
  10. "Belgrave Line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "691 Boronia - Waverley Gardens via Ferntree Gully & Stud Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "693 Belgrave - Oakleigh via Ferntree Gully & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "755 Bayswater - Knox City via Basin & Boronia & Ferntree Gully". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "967 Glen Waverley Station - Croydon Station via Knox City". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  16. "FlexiRide Rowville". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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