Ferntree Gully railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Ferntree Gully


CODE=FTG
DISTANCE=34.7 km
LINES=Belgrave
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19868 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19868#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.294618049347&y=-37.8805866922504&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=1&circle= Link]
ZONE=2

Ferntree Gully is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Ferntree Gully, on the Belgrave railway line. Ferntree Gully station is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Facilities

The station is located at the northern end of the Alpine Street level crossing and between Station Street and Underwood Road, with station access from all three.

The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (citybound) has a large prefabricated concrete building, while platform 2 (Belgrave bound) has a smaller concrete building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.

History

Ferntree Gully station opened on December 4 1889 as "Lower Ferntree Gully". It was renamed to "Ferntree Gully" in October 1962 before being renamed again to "Fern Tree Gully" in February 1972 [Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 9 of 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.

External links

* [http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d32186f10846361a14914d5fa5796c62 Google Earth - 3D model]

References