Ferntree Gully railway station, Melbourne
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Ferntree Gully
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Northbound view in April 2006
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| Location | Station Street, Ferntree Gully | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E / 37.88156°S 145.29516°ECoordinates: 37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E / 37.88156°S 145.29516°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belgrave | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35.89 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 200 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 25 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | FTG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 December 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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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.
In November 2008 it was announced that Ferntree Gully would be upgraded to a Premium station, this was completed in 2009.
Ferntree Gully has two platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.
Platforms 1:
Platforms 2:
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Ferntree Gully station:
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.
Platform 1 entrance in April 2006
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