From Burnley, the line is triplicated to Box Hill then duplicated to Mooroolbark, while the final section between Mooroolbark and Lilydale is single track.
Her seat of Mooroolbark was abolished in 2002; she contested its replacement, Kilsyth, but was defeated by Labor candidate Dympna Beard.
North Shore was one of three stations chosen by the State government to be part of the project, the other two being Laverton and Mooroolbark stations.
The school has a junior campus in Mount Evelyn to serve students in years 7-10, and a junior and senior campus on the same site in Reay Road in Mooroolbark serving years 7-12.