Ferntree Gully railway station

Ferntree Gully
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
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineBelgrave
Distance35.89 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections 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 (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
2006–2007413,707  11.62%
2007–2008485,061  17.24%
2008–2009467,512  3.61%
2009–2010471,367  0.82%
2010–2011518,688  10.03%
2011–2012500,731  3.46%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014427,814  14.56%
2014–2015420,094  1.8%
2015–2016448,211  6.69%
2016–2017353,933  21.03%
2017–2018463,431  30.93%
2018–2019491,141  5.97%
2019–2020375,900  23.46%
2020–2021162,600  56.74%
2021–2022188,800  16.11%
2022–2023246,500  30.56%
2023–2024269,950  9.51%
2024–2025337,700  25.1%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Boronia Belgrave line Upper Ferntree Gully
towards Belgrave
Boronia
towards Ringwood
Belgrave line
Shuttle service
Track layout
Blind Creek
1
2
Alpine Street
Location

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.

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.