City Rail Link Opens

AM 552 stops at Karanga-a-Hape Platform 2 heading for Swanson

13 September 2026

Back at Maungawhau, this time in daylight, AM 552 stops en route to Swanson

13 September 2026

Trailing AM 552, AM 904 heads out of Maungawhau station heading for Swanson

13 September 2026

Maungawhau station entrance, viewed during daylight hours

13 September 2026

AM 1059 heads out of the City Rail Link and into the trench platforms at Maungawhau

13 September 2026

Heading for Swanson, AM 1059 pulls into Maungawhau station

13 September 2026

AM 1059 departs Maungawhau station, about to tackle the steep grade out of the trench to meet the North Auckland Line

13 September 2026

Trailing the train, AM 238 heads out of Maungawhau, next stop Kingsland. All South-City and East-West Line trains were running as 6-car trains to cope with the expected demand in passengers wanting to explore the City Rail Link

13 September 2026

AM 238 heads out of Maungawhau station up the grade out of the trench

13 September 2026

The grade of the trench is very visible here, with different parts of the train at different angles as it climbs out

13 September 2026

AM 1059 and AM 238 crest the grade out of Maungawhau onto the North Auckland Line

13 September 2026

AM 497 comes down the grade into Maungawhau station as it arrives with an East-West service to Manukau

13 September 2026

The front carriage starts levelling off as the train pulls into Maungawhau station

13 September 2026

A telephoto shot shows the train at two different angles as it pulls into Maungawhau

13 September 2026

AM 497 pulls into Maungawhau station heading for Manukau

13 September 2026

Back again at Te Waihorotiu, AM 1223 pulls into Platform 2 heading for Pukekohe

13 September 2026

AM 1223 exchanges passengers at Te Waihorotiu on a South-City Line service to Pukekohe

13 September 2026

AM 1223 pauses at Te Waihorotiu heading for Pukekohe

13 September 2026

Bringing up the rear of that service, AM 1127 disappears into the bored portion of the tunnel

13 September 2026

And finally back at Karanga-a-Hape, AM 306 pulls into the platform on an East-West Line service to Manukau

13 September 2026

AM 306 pulls into Karanga-a-Hape station en route to Manukau

13 September 2026

AM 306 arrives at Karanga-a-Hape station on an East-West Line service to Manukau

13 September 2026