City Rail Link construction

Viewed the other way towards Dominion Road, the new track is laid almost all the way to the end of the existing Down Main

4 December 2021

Zoomed in, a turnout can be seen for the eventual junction with the NIMT into the tunnel

4 December 2021

The temporary pedestrian crossing goes straight over the new track

4 December 2021

Three tracks now cross the old Porters Ave crossing; the in-use Up Main, the old Down Main, and the new Down Main

4 December 2021

Walls for the trench are in place, and give an idea as to where the tracks will eventually run

4 December 2021

Visible from the pedestrian crossing is a new bridge that carries the NAL Down Main over the two NIMT tracks

4 December 2021

The newly laid Down Main currently ends just before the temporary pedestrian overpass at Normanby Road

4 December 2021

The formation for the new Down Main now runs all the way to the end of the existing Down Main. In the foreground, the future overpass for Normanby Road can be seen

4 December 2021

Through Mt Eden, the new Down Main has been tamped and connected at both ends, with the track now ready for trains. Signalling and overhead wires are still to be installed

28 December 2021

Looking towards Mt Eden from the temporary footbridge, a turnout for the link track into the tunnel has been installed

28 December 2021

The new Down Main tamped and ready to go, viewed from Mt Eden Road

28 December 2021

At the Mt Eden station site itself, new masts for the overhead wires and new signals have been installed, along with the first signs of a new platform. The very beginnings of a station building can also be seen in the background

28 December 2021

The tunnel portal at Mt Eden. Now that the TBM has reached Aotea, it will be disassembled, brought back up to Mt Eden by truck and relaunched to dig the second tunnel

28 December 2021

The scale of the work at Mt Eden is on show here, with the trench for the link tracks into the tunnel starting to be formed

28 December 2021

A new overhead mast has been built right in the middle of the former Porters Ave level crossing

28 December 2021

A workeer cuts the Up Main at the former level crossing site. The Up Main is to be brought out of use with the Down Main being used for trains when services resume

28 December 2021

With pedestrian access required to be maintained during construction, a temporary level crossing is being built across the Down Main, with gates

28 December 2021

The alignment of the crossing follows the existing crossing

28 December 2021

Viewed from Dominion Road, a new turnout for the North Island Main Trunk connection into the tunnel has been installed

28 December 2021

The day before Western Line services are due to resume, the old Up Main has now completely disappeared from the construction site

23 January 2022

The newly installed temporary pedestrian crossing over the new Down Main at Porters Ave. Eventually, this will be replaced with an overbridge

23 January 2022

Viewed from the crossing, the new Down Main on the left passes through the construction site while a trench is dug out on the right

23 January 2022

The other side of the pedestrian overbridge has now started to appear

23 January 2022

Above Normanby Road, the new Down Main drops into the trench with the location of the now lifted Up Main being taken over by earth moving machinery. Remains of both of the old mains can just be seen in the lower right

23 January 2022