New walking and cycling path under the Sherbourne Road bridge, Montmorency. Artist impression only, subject to change.

The second stage of the Hurstbridge Line Duplication delivers further improvements for Melbourne’s north east, including more train services, less crowding on peak trains and better connections to public transport.

As part of the project, we've built 2 new stations at Greensborough and Montmorency and upgraded Diamond Creek Station. Works also included duplicating 2km of rail track between Greensborough and Montmorency stations and 1.5km between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen to allow more trains to run more often.

We are also building a new walking and cycling path between Greensborough and Montmorency stations. The 2km path will provide better community connections as well as safe and easy access between Greensborough and Montmorency stations, linking with the Plenty River Trail and station forecourts.

Two sections of the path were completed in late 2023, with works on the remaining middle section of path to begin in mid-2024 and completed by early 2025. In addition, the Department of Transport and Planning has started planning for stage 2 of the shared use path between Montmorency and Eltham.

New shared path features

• Safe and accessible
• Connects Greensborough and Montmorency stations
• Links to Plenty River Trail
• New trees, plants, shrubs and grasses
• New signalised pedestrian crossing near Paterson Crescent

Making Railway Road safer

As part of the project, Railway Road between Gladstone Road and Para Road will become a south-bound one-way street, allowing drivers to turn both right and left into Para Road.

This will make the intersection at Para Road and Railway Road safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

Motorists will have the time and space to give way to people walking and cycling on the new path.

We’ll also build a new footpath connecting Railway Road to the new walking and cycling path, providing safe access from Briar Hill to Greensborough Station, Plenty River Trail, Montmorency and beyond.

While entry from Para Road into Railway Road will not be possible, vehicles may enter Railway Road via Sherbourne and Williams roads, with a maximum detour time of 4 minutes.

New landscaping and planting

Once the walking and cycling path is complete, we’ll finish landscaping and planting along the path. Landscaping will include a combination of native trees, flowering plants, shrubs and grasses to complement the character of the local area.

We’ll use a highly diverse mix of species, including plants typical of local eucalypt woodlands, the Plenty River Valley, and bush gardens and parks of the area.

This will create a bush landscape character as well as a native plant corridor for local birds and wildlife.

Stage 1 of the shared walking and cycling path between Greensborough and Montmorency. Map is subject to change.