Ferntree Gully railway station

Ferntree Gully
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1, April 2006
General information
LocationStation Street,
Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156
City of Knox
Australia
Coordinates37°52′54″S 145°17′43″E / 37.88156°S 145.29516°E / -37.88156; 145.29516
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; 134 years ago (1889-12-04)
Rebuilt1976
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesLower Ferntree Gully (1889-1962)
Ferntree Gully (1962-1972)
Fern Tree Gully (1972-1977)
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%
2022–2023246,500[3] Increase 30.56%
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
Legend
to Boronia
Blind Creek
1
2
Alpine Street
to Upper Ferntree Gully

Ferntree Gully railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne railway 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.[4]

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.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 9 of 1972.
  5. ^ "Ferntree Gully". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.