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Contract awarded for $530M Hurstbridge Line duplication project

Artist impression of the Montmorency Station, courtesy of Victoria’s Big Build.

The Hurstbridge Line Duplication in Victoria, is expected to improve rail reliability and frequency and it’s now a step closer to construction.

A contract for the $530 million project has been awarded to an alliance of Acciona, Coleman Rail, WSP and Metro Trains Melbourne.

Stage one of the upgrade was completed in 2018 and with a contract awarded for Stage two the works are expected to be complete by 2022.

In total around 4.5 kilometres of track will be duplicated on the line. This will allow, on average, for trains to run every seven minutes from Greensborough and every 10 minutes from Montmorency and Eltham in the morning peak.

As part of the contract, two new stations will be built at Greensborough and Montmorency. A pedestrian track will also be constructed behind Diamond Valley College.

Designs for the two new stations have been released and they include extensive vegetation and landscaping, better connections for users and more parking.

Over 1900 trees and 37,500 shrubs, plants and grasses planted around the stations and along the rail track.

The stations will also feature solar panels, rainwater tanks and LED lighting for environmental sustainability.


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