Passenger Rail, Major Projects & Infrastructure

Trains roll again on Hurstbridge Line

Trains have returned to the Hurstbridge Line in Melbourne’s northeast, following two weeks of continuous works as part of the Hurstbridge Line Duplication.

The second stage of the duplication will deliver further improvements, including more train services, less crowding on peak trains and better connections to public transport.

Works include building new modern stations at Greensborough and Montmorency, and duplicating the rail track between Greensborough and Montmorency and between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen, to allow more trains to run more often.

A total of 2 kilometres of track will be duplicated between Greensborough and Montmorency and 1.5km of track between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen.

The 24/7 works on the Hurstbridge Line included raising the new Plenty River rail bridge into place in two sections – one weighing 65 tonnes and one 55 tonnes – to form the 50 metre structure, with 46 precast panels then installed and a concrete slab poured on top to create the new bridge.

Duplicating the rail bridge will allow more trains to run more often by reducing bottlenecks at single-track sections of the line and decrease crowding on peak services along the Hurstbridge Line.

Crews also worked on the new modern station at Greensborough, with the metal structure for the station now well underway. Works to build the first platform for the new Montmorency Station have also begun, as well as extending Platform Two at Diamond Creek Station.

Trains will be running on the new duplicated track and the new stations will open by mid-2023.