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, and opened on 5 December 1889 as Lower Ferntree Gully. It was renamed Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972, and renamed back to Ferntree Gully in May 1977.
Northbound view from Platform 1, April 2006
Station building and entrance to Platform 1, April 2006
The Belgrave line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fourth-longest metropolitan railway line at 41.8 kilometres (26.0 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Belgrave station in the east, serving 31 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Upper Ferntree Gully. Beyond Belgrave, the narrow-gauge line has been restored as the Puffing Billy Railway, which runs tourist services to the original terminus of Gembrook. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hours, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated, with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Belgrave line run in a two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.
Belgrave station, the terminus of the Belgrave line, which provides an interchange with heritage railway Puffing Billy.
The Monbulk Creek trestle bridge remains a feature of the Gembrook line, now used for the Puffing Billy tourist line
A preserved Victorian Railways Tait train at Belgrave station on 8 March 2022.
The rebuilt Bayswater station viewed from the removed level crossing.