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Upper Ferntree Gully railway station

Coordinates: 37°53′34″S 145°18′27″E / 37.89265°S 145.30751°E / -37.89265; 145.30751
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Upper Ferntree Gully
PTV commuter rail station
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 / 37.89265°S 145.30751°E / -37.89265; 145.30751
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance37.66 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (island)
Tracks6
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking170
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeUFG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 December 1889; 134 years ago (1889-12-04)
ElectrifiedOctober 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous 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%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ferntree Gully
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Upwey
towards Belgrave
Ferntree Gully
towards Ringwood
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services

Upper 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 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]

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

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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]

In 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

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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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[9]
  •  693 : Belgrave station – Oakleigh station[10]
  •  732 : to Box Hill station[11]

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f "Upper Ferntree Gully". Vicsig. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Upper Ferntree Gully - Interlocking Information". Vicsig. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "SRS Showday Tour Notes Box Hill - Lilydale & Belgrave 3 November 1998" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  8. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully via Olinda and Tremont". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "693 Belgrave - Oakleigh via Ferntree Gully & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "732 Box Hill Station - Upper Ferntree Gully via Vermont South & Knox City & Mountain Gate". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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