City Rail Link construction

On the surface, there's no indication that there's two rail tunnels underneath, although these are likely to be the busiest tracks in the country

25 April 2021

In the setting sun, the CPO facelift gets under way, with pedestrians enjoying an ANZAC evening in the city. In the background is the Grand Mercure hotel, currently in use as a managed isolation facility

25 April 2021

Situated above the tunnel portal at Mt Eden, a lookout gives the public a look at the work site

24 October 2021

Viewed from the lookout, the TBM's conveyor belt is visible, as well as trenches and overpasses for the future connections from the CRL towards Swanson

24 October 2021

A view of the CRL construction site at Mt Eden

24 October 2021

From further down the hill, the rail trenches are visible, around where the CRL platforms at Mt Eden station will be

24 October 2021

A view of construction at Karangahape Road station

24 October 2021

Although not much is visible from the surface, underground the TBM has broken through into the station site, and is moving through the opening while undergoing maintenance

24 October 2021

City Rail Link construction work has necessitated single track running between Kingsland and Grafton. At the Kingsland end, trains towards Newmarket cross to the Up Main using the existing crossover put in place for Eden Park events, with AM 415 doing so here

13 November 2021

AM 415 crosses from the Down to the Up Main just east of Kingsland on a run to Newmarket and Britomart

13 November 2021

At George Street, although both tracks are still in place, only the Up Main is in use. Signage has been installed warning pedestrians of single track running

13 November 2021

Stop signs placed on the rails near George Street warn any trains that might happen to end up here of work ahead

13 November 2021

Viewed from Dominion Road, the start of junction and trenching works are visible, as well as the end of the (temporarily) lifted Down Main. AM 469 enters the work site en route to Newmarket and Britomart

13 November 2021

At Porters Ave, the first signs of the permanent footbridge to replace the level crossing has appeared, in the form of a support structure

13 November 2021

Viewed from the temporary crossing, the footbridge support rises above the tracks. Porters Ave was closed to road traffic in April 2020 however pedestrian access was maintained. The bridge will eventually fully replace the crossing, with four tracks planned through the area

13 November 2021

From the temporary pedestrian walkway, trenching work is clearly visible. Here, the outer two tracks will be the North Auckland Line heading to Newmarket, with the centre two tracks dropping down and passing underneath the NAL Down Main to head into the CRL

13 November 2021

While currently in use by contruction vehicles, this surface will eventually be the NAL Down Main

13 November 2021

Passing over the temporary pedestrian crossing, AM 225 braves the rain on a run to Swanson

13 November 2021

Viewed from Mt Eden Road, CRL construction works are in full swing. Spoil from the tunnel boring machine is ejected out of the tunnel here and loaded into trucks to be taken away

13 November 2021

On the other side of Mt Eden Road, trenching works for the Newmarket end of the junction are also in full swing. Here, the outer two of four tracks will be the link lines to the CRL tunnels, with the Down East Link (the furtherst to the right in this view) dropping underneath the two NAL tracks to head directly into the tunnel

13 November 2021

At the former Normanby Road crossing, a temporary footbridge has been constructed to provide pedestrian and service access across the tracks. Narrow footpaths mean the bridge gets its own contact tracing QR code for the NZ COVID Tracer app

13 November 2021

Viewed from the temporary bridge, AM 415 returns through the work site passing trenching works for the link tracks

13 November 2021

Trenching works viewed from the temporary footbridge give a suggestion to the locations of the future four tracks

13 November 2021

While the trench is not yet fully excavated, the extend of the works are clearly visible here

13 November 2021