Upper Ferntree Gully railway station

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Upper 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 Upper Ferntree Gully in Victoria, Australia. Upper Ferntree Gully is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 4 December 1889, with the current station provided between 1960 and 1962 respectively.[4]

OthernamesUpper Fern Tree Gully
Coordinates37°53′34″S 145°18′27″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Quick facts General information, Other names ...
Upper Ferntree Gully
Eastbound view from Platform 2, July 2021
General information
Other namesUpper Fern Tree Gully
LocationBurwood Highway,
Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156
City of Knox
Australia
Coordinates37°53′34″S 145°18′27″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
Lines
Distance37.66 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (island)
Tracks6
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking170
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeUFG
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 December 1889; 136 years ago (1889-12-04)
Rebuilt21 November 1960
19 February 1962
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Former namesUpper Ferntree Gully (1889-1975)
Passengers
2005–2006258,755[1]
2006–2007269,009[1]Increase 3.96%
2007–2008310,278[1]Increase 15.34%
2008–2009280,887[2]Decrease 9.47%
2009–2010272,580[2]Decrease 2.95%
2010–2011284,428[2]Increase 4.34%
2011–2012277,734[2]Decrease 2.35%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014246,301[2]Decrease 11.31%
2014–2015248,646[1]Increase 0.95%
2015–2016274,809[2]Increase 10.52%
2016–2017219,745[2]Decrease 20.03%
2017–2018265,508[2]Increase 20.82%
2018–2019264,659[2]Decrease 0.31%
2019–2020210,850[2]Decrease 20.33%
2020–202195,700[2]Decrease 54.61%
2021–2022103,250[3]Increase 7.88%
2022–2023145,900[3]Increase 41.3%
2023–2024155,150[3]Increase 6.34%
2024–2025180,450[3]Increase 16.31%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ferntree Gully Belgrave line Upwey
towards Belgrave
Ferntree Gully
towards Ringwood
Belgrave line
Shuttle service
Former services
Preceding station Victorian Railways VicRail Following station
Ferntree Gully Upper Ferntree Gully line Terminus
Terminus Gembrook line Upwey
towards Gembrook
List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout
Hilltop Road
1
2
Location
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A number of services each day originate and terminate at Upper Ferntree Gully. The trains are stabled overnight in six of the seven sidings opposite the station.

History

Upper Ferntree Gully station opened on 4 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended.[4] After December 1900, it became the break-of-gauge station between the broad gauge used in most of Victoria, and the narrow gauge Gembrook line (now the Puffing Billy Railway), one of the five narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways. In 1954, the narrow gauge line was closed.[4] However, the line as far as Belgrave was rebuilt as a broad gauge electrified railway, which opened on 18 February 1962.[4]

On 21 November 1960, the current island platform and the stabling sidings to the north of the station were provided.[4] In 1964, a signal panel was installed at the station.[5] It controls the single-track line between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave. The station also monitors, via closed-circuit television, all stations from Heathmont to Belgrave, and answers emergency calls from those stations.

On 4 August 1975, the name of the station was altered slightly to Upper Fern Tree Gully,[6] although in more recent times most references have reverted to the original name. In 1978, a siding and a number of points and dwarf signals at the station were abolished.[4]

In 1985, boom barriers were provided at the Hilltop Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.[6] On 2 July 1996, Upper Ferntree Gully was upgraded to a premium station.[7]

Platforms and services

Upper Ferntree Gully has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[8]

More information Platform, Line ...
Upper Ferntree Gully platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Belgrave line  Ringwood, Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services See City Loop for operating patterns. [9]
2 Limited express services Mornings only. [9]
 Belgrave line  Belgrave All stations and limited express services
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Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Upper Ferntree Gully station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  688 : to Croydon station[10]
  •  693 : Belgrave stationOakleigh station[11]
  •  732 : to Box Hill station[12]

References

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