Local students plant the seeds of the future in Montmorency
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The second stage of the Hurstbridge Line Duplication delivered further improvements for Melbourne’s north east, including more train services, less crowding on peak trains and better connections to public transport.
We duplicated 2km of rail track between Greensborough and Montmorency stations, and 1.5km of track between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen stations to allow more trains to run more often.
New modern stations at Greensborough and Montmorency were also built, and Diamond Creek Station was upgraded.
Planned timeline
Site investigations and community consultation began in 2019, with works starting in 2021.
Trains started running along the new duplicated track and stopping at the new stations at the end of April 2023.
The new shared walking and cycling path between Greensborough and Montmorency was completed in 2025.
Major construction on the project was completed at end April 2025, with minor finishing touches and ongoing landscape maintenance throughout 2025.
Disruptions
Big Build Roads are carrying out works on the Hurstbridge Line as part of the M80 Ring Road Completion.
The completed M80 Ring Road will be built over the Hurstbridge Line between Grimshaw Street and Elder Street in Watsonia.
To keep up to date with disruptions happening due to M80 Ring Road Completion works please visit Big Build's disruptions page.