Ferntree Gully railway station

Ferntree Gully railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully opening as Lower Ferntree Gully on 5 December 1889, being renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962. South of the station the double track becomes single track through to Belgrave.

In November 2008 it was announced that Ferntree Gully would be upgraded to a Premium station, this was completed in 2009.

Platforms & services
Ferntree Gully has two platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.

Platforms 1:
 * Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street and Ringwood

Platforms 2:
 * Belgrave line: all stations services to Belgrave

Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Ferntree Gully station:
 * Telebus 7: to Stud Park Shopping Centre
 * Telebus 8: to Stud Park

Additionally Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Ferntree Gully station:
 * 691 Boronia – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre
 * 693 Belgrave – Oakleigh
 * 755 to Westfield Knox

History
Ferntree Gully station opened on 4 December 1889 as Lower Ferntree Gully. It was renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, and renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 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. Boom barriers were provided at Alpine Street in 1977. On 18 November 2008 it was announced that Ferntree Gully will be upgraded to a premium station, with works to begin in early 2009, that were expected to be completed by December 2009. Ferntree Gully is now a premium station. On 31 July 2017 with a budget of $20 million works began to add 215 new parking spots in the station, which was completed by 1 December 2017.