As a part of the North East Link project and Eastern Freeway upgrade, the entire busway is expected to commence construction in 2024 and be completed by 2028.

[1] The concept of a busway between the Melbourne CBD and Doncaster was first proposed by Transdev, a French transport company that operated buses in Melbourne from 2013 to 2022, running from Donvale Hospital then along Doncaster Road, through the median of the Eastern Freeway, Hoddle Street, Victoria Parade and Lonsdale Street to a new underground bus terminus at Southern Cross Station.

[2] Originally known as the Doncaster Busway, the project was estimated to cost over 500 million Australian dollars.

[10] The station cost $69 million AUD,[12] and opened on 30 April 2023 four years ahead of schedule along with timetable and route changes.

[13] It is fast-tracked due to expected impacts to Doncaster Park and Ride, which will be closed during its rebuild for the construction of the busway, and completing the facility early will remove the need for building a temporary park and ride station at the Doncaster interchange.