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 Belgrave line Upper Ferntree Gully
towards Belgrave
Boronia
towards Ringwood
Belgrave line
Shuttle services

Ferntree Gully railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, serving 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.