The Starbuck Group was appointed to work on the Hurstbridge Line Duplication project, specifically the Greensborough to Montmorency section as part of Victoria’s Big Build, Level Crossing Removal Program.
The project was executed by an alliance including Acciona, Coleman Rail, WSP, and Metro Trains Melbourne. It aimed to duplicate approximately three kilometres of track between Greensborough and Montmorency, and 1.5 kilometres between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen.
Pre-occupation works involved carting 6,500 tons of quarry materials in holding yards in preparation for occupation works. Occupation works commenced in March 2023, with round-the-clock activities throughout. This phase included removing existing track formations from Greensborough Station to Para Road overpass, disposing of 46,000 tonne of rail ballast and clean fill, and importing structural fill, bottom ballast, and top ballast for reformation of approximately 2 kilometres of duplicated train lines.
Despite facing challenging weather conditions, including an unusually wet March and April, the project continued. By the end of April 2023, trains were running along the new duplicated track and servicing the new stations.
