City Rail Link construction

Viewed from further up Ruru Street, with some roads in the area visible already

18 January 2025

Machinery starting work on the eastern side of the new streets

18 January 2025

Further north, the exterior of Karanga-a-Hape station has now largely taken shape

18 January 2025

A look through the fences around the station building gives us a small peek inside

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Outside the station, upgrades to Mercury Lane are in progress, to support large numbers of passengers using the station in the future

18 January 2025

The Beresford Square entrance to Karanga-a-Hape station now looks like a proper entrance, with some exterior work still to go

18 January 2025

Closer to the centre of the city, the Victoria Street West entrance to Te Waihorotiu station is now firmly in place

18 January 2025

The entrance to Te Waihorotiu in this area fits nicely with the newly rebuilt footpaths

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Te Waihorotiu station entrance sits on Victoria Street, just 150 metres from the city's most well-known landmark, the Sky Tower

18 January 2025

Te Waihorotiu station entrance, ready to become part of the busiest railway station in the country

18 January 2025

The Sky Tower rising above the Victoria Street West entrance of Te Waihorotiu station. The base of the tower is just 150 metres from this location, giving easy access from rail services

18 January 2025

The main station building of Te Waihorotiu station, on the corner of Mayoral Drive and Wellesley Street West

18 January 2025

On Durham Street West, the 1881-built bluestone wall that was removed for CRL construction is now being reinstated. Each stone was numbered and carefully stored for eventual restoration, with the wall now sitting a few metres further east but otherwise in its original location

18 January 2025

With the heritage wall partually restored, two eras are clearly visible - the 1881 bluestone wall and the late 2010s era concrete railway tunnel

18 January 2025

At Waitematā station, the track in the Britomart tunnel is being converted to slab track, in preparation for CRL opening

18 January 2025

The transition point for the slab track sits underneath the footbridge

18 January 2025