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 Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972.[1][2]

Ferntree Gully
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in April 2006
General information
Other names	Fern Tree Gully
Location	Station Street, Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156 City of Knox Australia
Coordinates	37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
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
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	FTG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 December 1889; 132 years ago (1889-12-04)
Rebuilt	1976
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1925)
Previous names	Lower Ferntree Gully (1889-1962) Ferntree Gully (1962-1972)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Boronia towards Flinders Street Belgrave line Upper Ferntree Gully towards Belgrave Boronia towards Ringwood Belgrave line Shuttle services
Track layout Legend to Boronia Blind Creek 1 2 Alpine Street to Upper Ferntree Gully

Although most references to the station still use the 1962 version of the name, there is no evidence that it has ever officially been changed back.

The goods siding at the station was abolished in 1955,[1] and station was closed to all goods traffic on 19 December 1959.[1]

The current station buildings were provided in 1976, when the former signal panel was relocated into the new building.[1] The panel was abolished in 1977.[1] In the same year, boom barriers were provided at the Alpine Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction.[3]

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 the same year.[4] 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 2017.[5]

South of the station, the double track becomes single track through to Belgrave station.

Platforms and services

Ferntree Gully has two side platforms. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[6]

Platforms 1:

•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Ringwood

Platforms 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[7]
•  693 : Belgrave station – Oakleigh station[8]
•  755 : Bayswater station – Westfield Knox[9]
•  Night Bus   967 : Glen Waverley station – Croydon station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[10]
•  FlexiRide Rowville [11]

Gallery

• 
  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

References

External links

• Media related to Ferntree Gully railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au