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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.
Upper Ferntree Gully has a railway station on Burwood Highway. There are train stabling facilities at Upper Ferntree Gully and a terminus for some services. The following bus routes also service the suburb: 688 Croydon – Upper Ferntree Gully via Mt Dandenong, Olinda, Tremont (every day
Ferntree Gully station opened on 5 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully. [5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a fern tree gully that is located nearby in the Dandenong Ranges National Park.
The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Belgrave station in the city's east, serving 31 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Upper Ferntree Gully. [2] Beyond Belgrave, the narrow-gauge line has been restored as the Puffing Billy Railway , which runs tourist services to the original terminus of Gembrook .
Upper Ferntree Gully: Belgrave: 37.66 23.40 2 [257] 4 December 1889 Upper Ferntree Gully [257] Also spelt Upper Fern Tree Gully Upwey: 40.18 24.97 2 [258] 3 June 1901 Upwey [258] Originally narrow gauge Victoria Park: Hurstbridge Mernda: 5.42 3.37 1 [259] 8 May 1888 Abbotsford [259] Formerly Collingwood Watergardens: Bendigo Echuca Sunbury Swan ...
The railway is now administered by the Emerald Tourist Railway Board. The Gembrook line always had a much higher passenger loading than the other narrow-gauge lines. The break-of-gauge station of Upper Ferntree Gully was a terminus for Melbourne suburban electric trains, so the line was popular with day-trippers and weekend visitors from Melbourne.
The Ferntree Gully Village at the intersection of Station Street, Alpine Street and Forest Road is the official site of Ferntree Gully Township, Railway Station and historic town centre. It contains supermarkets, green grocer's, butchers and curiosity shops as well as a selection of unique restaurants and cafes.
From Ferntree Gully Railway Station, the trail goes through the station car park to the level crossing. After crossing at the Alpine Street / Station Street / The Avenue intersection, the trail continues south on the western side of the railway, across a scenic footbridge over Forest Road to pedestrian traffic lights at Burwood Highway in Upper ...