Ferntree Gully railway station

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Ferntree Gully station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves 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.[1]

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.[2]

History

Ferntree Gully station opened on 5 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully.[2] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a fern tree gully that is located nearby in the Dandenong Ranges National Park.[3]

In 1955, a goods siding at the station was abolished[2] and, on 19 December 1959, the station was closed to all goods traffic.[2] In 1963, flashing light signals were provided at the Alpine Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[2]

In 1976, the current station buildings were provided, when the former signal panel was relocated into the new building.[2] In 1977, the panel was abolished[2] and, in that year, boom barriers were provided at the Alpine Street level crossing.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

South of the station, the double track railway becomes single track through to Belgrave.[7]

Platforms and services

Ferntree Gully has two side platforms. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[8]

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Ferntree Gully platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox Ringwood, Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
2 Template:RouteBox Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave All stations and limited express services

Transport links

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

Gallery

References

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  1. ↑ Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 9 of 1972.
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  6. ↑ VicTrak Station car park upgrades: Ferntree Gully
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External links

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