City Rail Link construction

The heritage bluestone wall on Albert Street, now completely reinstated. The long-closed public toilets in the wall have not returned, and their entrance will instead be used as City Rail Link maintenance access

27 February 2026

The near-completed entrance to Te Waihorotiu on Victoria Street West, standing underneath the Sky Tower

27 February 2026

On the other side of Albert Street, this entrance is receiving final touches ahead of opening later in 2026

27 February 2026

Te Waihorotiu's escalator entrance building on Victoria Street West, just a stone's throw from the Sky Tower

27 February 2026

On Albert Street, surface construction has finally wrapped up, with the road reopened and buses now travelling this way again

27 February 2026

Just up the road, the Te Waihorotiu station building rises above Albert Street and Wellesley Street West, serving as the main entrance to the station alongside supporting infrastructure for station operation

27 February 2026

This section of Mayoral Drive has not yet fully reopened, with the road only accessible for buses in this direction at this stage

27 February 2026

Te Waihorotiu station on Wellesley Street West, with final streetscaping works still under way

27 February 2026

A glimpse at the main entrance of Te Waihorotiu station, with signage completed

27 February 2026

Another look at the main entrance, this time viewed from Mayoral Drive

27 February 2026

Emergency signage activated above the station entrance, as public still cannot access the station

27 February 2026

Up the line at Karanga-a-Hape station, Beresford Square has now reopened as a public space, with fencing now only preventing access to the station itself

27 February 2026

A poster on the fence at Karanga-a-Hape station outlines the steps required to open the City Rail Link, including testing, upgrading other tracks around Auckland, ordering more trains and getting approval for the new safety case from Waka Kotahi

27 February 2026

Outside the Beresford Square entrance, a ventelation shaft has been beautified by adding artwork around it

27 February 2026

Karanga-a-Hape station is well-connected by cycleway, with this one running along Pitt Street and connecting to Karangahape Road

27 February 2026

With the main station building visible in the background, a new shared space has been created on upper Mercury Lane, upgraded to handle the large number of pedestrians expecected in the area

27 February 2026

The main Karanga-a-Hape station building, looking almost completed

27 February 2026

Visible on the boards at Karanga-a-Hape are actual train services, although using the current line names instead of the new post-CRL names

27 February 2026

Finishing touches are put on the cycleway connecting Karanga-a-Hape station to the upgraded cycleway along Canada Street and the pink Lightpath towards Nelson Street

27 February 2026

Looking at the new Karanga-a-Hape station from the yet to be opened cycleway, with crews putting on finishing touches

27 February 2026

With the upgraded cycleways in the area, Karanga-a-Hape station is well-connected by pedal power, with an e-bike shop taking advantage of the location

27 February 2026

At Maungawhau station, the big hole that was dug to dig the tunnels has now been filled in, with Flower Street also returning to its original location

27 February 2026

Maungawhau station viewed from Flower Street, with the new road providing access to the station visible

27 February 2026

Maungawhau platforms on the existing North Auckland Line, sitting where Mt Eden station once stood

27 February 2026

Maungawhau station building, with the one-way access road running in front of it

27 February 2026

The Fenton Street bridge across all four tracks, almost completed with just some street work to do. The path visible to the right is not yet opened to the public

27 February 2026

Fenton Street bridge, with stairs now leading down to a near-completed footpath

27 February 2026

A train passes underneath the Fenton Street bridge, heading for Waitematā via Newmarket instead of the shorter City Rail Link route

27 February 2026

View of the near-completed Maungawhau station from the Porters Ave bridge. A test train is just visible at the new platforms

27 February 2026

Back at Waitematā, Platforms 1 and 4 (formerly 5) are fully connected to the City Rail Link, looking like they've always been there

27 February 2026

AM 537 arrives at Waitematā Platform 1, looking directly into the City Rail Link tunnels

27 February 2026

AM 537 sits at Waitematā Platform 1, sitting much further forward than trains used to before the tunnels were built

27 February 2026