City Rail Link construction

With above ground track work now complete, the new Maungawhau junction is on near-full display, with these three tracks passing underneath Normanby Road

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Looking the other way from Normanby Road itself, the centre link track to the CRL tunnel meets the Up Main before the tracks head to Grafton

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On the other side of Normanby Road, the fourth track splits from the Down Main and heads down into the new tunnel

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As part of the station streetscaping works, a new access path for pedestrians and cyclists to access Maungawhau station is under construction. This signalised pedestrian crossing on Mt Eden Road will connect to the new lane

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The under-construction Ruru Lane, leading from Mt Eden Road to Maungawhau station. The lane will be vehicle-free aside from service vehicles, and will otherwise be exclusively for pedestrians, cyclists and scooters

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The nearly-complete station platform at Maungawhau, on the North Auckland Line portion. The platform appears to be nearing completing, with signage and benches installed

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"Feature" signage has also been installed on the station buildings, including at Maungawhau. The station building here rises above the platforms heading into the tunnel, with streetscaping work in front

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The station building and NAL platform, with signage appearing on both

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Viewed from Mt Eden Road, three of the four tracks running through this area are visible, with the trench the fourth is in also visible

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At Porters Ave, road works in the area have been completed, with the new pedestrian bridge now leading down onto a finished footpath. No trace of the level crossing that was once here remains

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Underneath the footbridge, Wynyard Road turns into Haultain Street and continues as one road, with Fenton Street branching off. Previously, Wynyard Road became Porters Ave at this intersection and carried on across the railway

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The other side of the Porters Ave bridge is also now completed, with some road cones still remaining

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From the Porters Ave bridge, the new Fenton Street bridge is also visible, replacing the pedestrian level crossing at the western end of Mt Eden station (now Maungawhau)

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Fenton Street has been rebuilt as a shared space, with the new footbridge connecting to this street

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Looking along the new shared space of Fenton Street, with the stairs of the new bridge in the background

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The new Fenton Street bridge is largely complete, though not yet open to the public. On this side, it appears as if handrails and final lift work is still to be done

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Underneath the Fenton Street bridge, with its unique curved shape. The bridge provides access across the tracks, as well as access to the NAL platforms

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Viewed from Ngahura Street, the Fenton Street bridge currently leads down into a construction site, with streetscaping still to be done in this area

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North of the station side, streetscaping is under way, creating a plaza and new roads for access to Maungawhau station

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The northern side of the Fenton Street bridge, currently leading into gravel as footpath work in this area is not yet completed

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The curved Fenton Street bridge from Ngahura Street

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From the top of Ruru Street, the station building and the NAL platforms are visible, with surface level works under way

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Maungawhau's new station building, with access to the tunnel platforms visible to the right

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Above the tunnel portal, the land has been backfilled back to its original height, and construction on top is now under way

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

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Machinery starting work on the eastern side of the new streets

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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The transition point for the slab track sits underneath the footbridge

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