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

On the other side looking towards Mt Eden station, digging where the Up Main was has already started

23 January 2022

Construction above Normanby Road is in full swing where the Up Main used to be, with a trench being dug in its place

14 February 2022

Looking the other way from the temporary footbridge, trench construction is under way for the link tracks

14 February 2022

Next to the Down Main, the entrance to the underpass for the future link track to the tunnel is clearly visible

14 February 2022

Viewed from Mt Eden Road, the current operational track as well as the future trench for the link tracks are visible

14 February 2022

Overview of the Mt Eden station construction site. To the left, an old gantry for electrification of the old Up Main can be seen

14 February 2022

AM 945 crosses the temporary pedestrian crossing at Porters Ave, as the overpass rises above the track

14 February 2022

Viewed from Dominion Road and the end of the City Rail Link construction site, formation work is under way for the future junction

14 February 2022

Over a weekend Block of Line, the new overbridge at Porters Ave was lifted into place. The bridge is scheduled to open later in 2022 ahead of the rest of the CRL, and will eventually span four tracks instead of just one that is currently operational

26 March 2022

The new overbridge in place at Porters Ave. The bridge will carry pedestrians and utilities across four tracks, and is also accessible to cyclists, prams, wheelchairs and mobility scooters

26 March 2022

Now almost complete, the new footbridge at Porters Ave is inching closer to its opening in October. The level crossing here closes on 12 August 2022 ahead of the bridge opening

17 July 2022

Trench excavation for the NIMT tracks is progressing, with walls now in place. Here, the central two tracks drop into the tunnel, with the outer two turning right towards the existing station

17 July 2022

Looking the other way towards Dominion Road, the location of the trench is clearly evident, again with walls in place and the ground dug up

17 July 2022

The remains of the Up Main, soon to be excavated after the closure of the level crossing, give a sense of scale of the size of the trench

17 July 2022

The general look of the bridge is now evident, with stairs and elevator shafts in place

17 July 2022

After passing underneath Dominion Road, AM 605 passes the trench excavation on a Western Line service towards Britomart

17 July 2022

A shot that won't be possible in just a few weeks, AM 605 passes underneath the new footbridge at Porters Ave, viewed from the temporary level crossing

17 July 2022

At Normanby Road, the roundabout has temporarily become a standard intersection, while road layout changes are undertaken. At present, Boston Road is down to a single lane heading towards Khyber Pass Road

17 July 2022

The temporary footbridge is now closed to pedestrians, though still carrying utilities across the railway line. In its place, part of the new road bridge has been opened to foot traffic

17 July 2022

Viewed from the new road bridge, the live Down Main runs alongside the almost fully excavated trench for two other tracks, with the fourth splitting off on the other side of the bridge. With the closure of the temporary bridge and part of Mt Eden Road, it's no longer possible to view work in the rail corridor between these locations

17 July 2022

Viewed from Mt Eden Road, the trench for the link tracks from the tunnel towards Grafton are almost complete, with a new road bridge over the top also constructed

17 July 2022

The existing Mt Eden station is starting to take shape once again, with platform edging and a new footbridge constructed

17 July 2022

At Mt Eden, the junction is rapidly approaching completion. Viewed from the new footbridge at Porters Ave, the formation for the Up Main is complete, with the trench for the NIMT tracks passing underneath the NAL Down Main clearly visible

29 October 2022

Looking from the other side of the footbridge, the start of the trench and the turnouts leading into it are visible

29 October 2022