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Ferntree Gully railway station

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Owned by
  
VicTrack

Line(s)
  
Belgrave

Opened
  
4 December 1889

Owner
  
VicTrack

Operated by
  
Metro

Platforms
  
2 side

Phone
  
+61 3 9610 8770

Status
  
Premium station

Ferntree Gully railway station

Location
  
Station Street, Ferntree Gully

Distance
  
35.89 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Forest Rd & Underwood Rd, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia

Similar
  
Boronia railway station, Upwey railway station - M, Belgrave railway station, Heathmont railway station, Bayswater railway station - M

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

Contents

In November 2008 it was announced that Ferntree Gully would be upgraded to a Premium station, this was completed in 2009.

Platforms & services

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

Platforms 1:

  • Belgrave line: services to Flinders Street
  • Platforms 2:

  • Belgrave line: services to Belgrave
  • Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Ferntree Gully station:

  • Telebus 7: to Stud Park Shopping Centre
  • Telebus 8: to Stud Park
  • History

    Ferntree Gully station opened on 4 December 1889 as Lower Ferntree Gully. It was renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, and renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972, 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. 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. Ferntree Gully is now a premium station.

    References

    Ferntree Gully railway station Wikipedia