#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared a Timelapse video of the construction of the Mercury Lane entrance to Karanga-a-Hape Station.
The timelapse was captured between May 2019 and December 2019 and May 2025.
WATCH: youtu.be/WME4wlOmw_w?...
The timelapse was captured between May 2019 and December 2019 and May 2025.
WATCH: youtu.be/WME4wlOmw_w?...
July 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared a Timelapse video of the construction of the Mercury Lane entrance to Karanga-a-Hape Station.
The timelapse was captured between May 2019 and December 2019 and May 2025.
WATCH: youtu.be/WME4wlOmw_w?...
The timelapse was captured between May 2019 and December 2019 and May 2025.
WATCH: youtu.be/WME4wlOmw_w?...
#CRLNews: Businesses in central Auckland are calling for an inquiry into Auckland Council's "incompetent" management of the City Rail Link project after a leaked document revealed it could face yet another delay.
Via RadioNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Via RadioNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
City Rail Link: Businesses want inquiry into Auckland Council's management of project
Businesses in central Auckland are calling for an inquiry into the council's "incompetent" management of the City Rail Link project.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 2, 2024 at 8:07 PM
#CRLNews: Businesses in central Auckland are calling for an inquiry into Auckland Council's "incompetent" management of the City Rail Link project after a leaked document revealed it could face yet another delay.
Via RadioNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Via RadioNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#CRLNews: AT HOP ticketing gates have been installed at the Victoria Street entrance to Te Waihorotiu Station.
Te Waihorotiu Station will have 26 gates with 60 new gates installed across the project.
Te Waihorotiu Station will have 26 gates with 60 new gates installed across the project.
January 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#CRLNews: AT HOP ticketing gates have been installed at the Victoria Street entrance to Te Waihorotiu Station.
Te Waihorotiu Station will have 26 gates with 60 new gates installed across the project.
Te Waihorotiu Station will have 26 gates with 60 new gates installed across the project.
#CRLNews: Construction of platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4 at Maungawhau Station is close to finishing.
Platforms 1 and 2 are the new CRL platforms 3 and 4 are the Western Line platforms travelling east and west.
Platforms 1 and 2 are the new CRL platforms 3 and 4 are the Western Line platforms travelling east and west.
July 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#CRLNews: Construction of platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4 at Maungawhau Station is close to finishing.
Platforms 1 and 2 are the new CRL platforms 3 and 4 are the Western Line platforms travelling east and west.
Platforms 1 and 2 are the new CRL platforms 3 and 4 are the Western Line platforms travelling east and west.
#CRLNews: The tunnels were completed more than two years ago, trains are running through them already, and the stations have branding installed - so why won’t it be open until some time in 2026?
Via Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Via Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Why is Auckland’s City Rail Link taking so long to open?
Explainer Editor Lloyd Burr heads underground to find some answers.
www.stuff.co.nz
June 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
#CRLNews: The tunnels were completed more than two years ago, trains are running through them already, and the stations have branding installed - so why won’t it be open until some time in 2026?
Via Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Via Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
#CRLNews: Ahead of Albert Street reopening to buses on the 29th of November, City Rail Link has shared a drone flyover of the area around Te Waihorotui Station.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGg9...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGg9...
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
#CRLNews: Ahead of Albert Street reopening to buses on the 29th of November, City Rail Link has shared a drone flyover of the area around Te Waihorotui Station.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGg9...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGg9...
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared a video of crews testing the Maungawhau Station escalators.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xj...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xj...
Testing the CRL Maungawhau Station escalators
YouTube video by City Rail Link
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:44 AM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared a video of crews testing the Maungawhau Station escalators.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xj...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xj...
#CRLNews: Auckland Transport has announced that the next round of CRL timetable testing is scheduled for Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 November 2025, following testing on the 18th and 19th of October
October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#CRLNews: Auckland Transport has announced that the next round of CRL timetable testing is scheduled for Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 November 2025, following testing on the 18th and 19th of October
#CRLNews: Speaking to a business crowd in Hobsonville, Auckland mayor Wayne Brown claimed the City Rail Link was expected to cost $400 million a year to run , Auckland Transport disagrees.
Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
How much to run the CRL? The mayor says $400m, Auckland Transport disagrees
The mayor claims the City Rail Link will cost more than $1 million a day to run - split between council and government - but figures from officials say otherwise.
www.thepost.co.nz
September 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#CRLNews: Speaking to a business crowd in Hobsonville, Auckland mayor Wayne Brown claimed the City Rail Link was expected to cost $400 million a year to run , Auckland Transport disagrees.
Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#CRLNews: Those in charge of the country’s most expensive transport infrastructure are confident the new timetable for opening will stick – but they won’t name a date.
Via Newsroom: newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/05/f...
Via Newsroom: newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/05/f...
Finish line in sight for the City Rail Link
Today from The Detail: Those in charge of the country's most expensive transport infrastructure are confident the new timetable for opening will stick – but they won't name a date.
newsroom.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#CRLNews: Those in charge of the country’s most expensive transport infrastructure are confident the new timetable for opening will stick – but they won’t name a date.
Via Newsroom: newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/05/f...
Via Newsroom: newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/05/f...
#CRLNews: Auckland Transport shared a by-the-numbers breakdown of last weekend's high-frequency CRL testing.
* 2722km travelled by test trains
* 588 hours spent testing
* 36 drivers involved
* 264 coffees delivered to train crew, controllers, timekeepers, and support staff
* 2722km travelled by test trains
* 588 hours spent testing
* 36 drivers involved
* 264 coffees delivered to train crew, controllers, timekeepers, and support staff
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
#CRLNews: Auckland Transport shared a by-the-numbers breakdown of last weekend's high-frequency CRL testing.
* 2722km travelled by test trains
* 588 hours spent testing
* 36 drivers involved
* 264 coffees delivered to train crew, controllers, timekeepers, and support staff
* 2722km travelled by test trains
* 588 hours spent testing
* 36 drivers involved
* 264 coffees delivered to train crew, controllers, timekeepers, and support staff
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared their first drone flyover at Karanga-a-Hape Station for 2025.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuMY...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuMY...
February 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared their first drone flyover at Karanga-a-Hape Station for 2025.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuMY...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuMY...
#CRLNews: The overhead line equipment on platform 4 at Waitematā has been installed.
The overhead line now extends from the end of the existing platform run into the tunnel.
The overhead on platform 1 is still being installed.
The overhead line now extends from the end of the existing platform run into the tunnel.
The overhead on platform 1 is still being installed.
November 26, 2024 at 8:17 PM
#CRLNews: The overhead line equipment on platform 4 at Waitematā has been installed.
The overhead line now extends from the end of the existing platform run into the tunnel.
The overhead on platform 1 is still being installed.
The overhead line now extends from the end of the existing platform run into the tunnel.
The overhead on platform 1 is still being installed.
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has completed the energisation of the overhead lines that will power trains through the CRL tunnels.
14km of overhead line equipment was installed along the 3.45km twin tunnels and sections of the rebuilt Western Line.
14km of overhead line equipment was installed along the 3.45km twin tunnels and sections of the rebuilt Western Line.
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has completed the energisation of the overhead lines that will power trains through the CRL tunnels.
14km of overhead line equipment was installed along the 3.45km twin tunnels and sections of the rebuilt Western Line.
14km of overhead line equipment was installed along the 3.45km twin tunnels and sections of the rebuilt Western Line.
#CRLNews: The historic bluestone wall on Albert Street is nearing completion, with finishing touches like the piers and rails being reinstated.
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#CRLNews: The historic bluestone wall on Albert Street is nearing completion, with finishing touches like the piers and rails being reinstated.
#CRLNews: There are several steps we need to take to maximise the value of our investment in the CRL.
By @urbanistfromwhk.bsky.social via Better Things Are Possible: betterthingsarepossible.substack.com/p/maximising...
By @urbanistfromwhk.bsky.social via Better Things Are Possible: betterthingsarepossible.substack.com/p/maximising...
Maximising the value from our investment in the City Rail link
New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project, the City Rail Link (CRL), is expected to open in 2026.
betterthingsarepossible.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#CRLNews: There are several steps we need to take to maximise the value of our investment in the CRL.
By @urbanistfromwhk.bsky.social via Better Things Are Possible: betterthingsarepossible.substack.com/p/maximising...
By @urbanistfromwhk.bsky.social via Better Things Are Possible: betterthingsarepossible.substack.com/p/maximising...
#CRLNews: Much of the protective wrapping has been removed from the Beresford Square entrance to Karanga-a-Hape Station.
Pics @totaraforest.bsky.social on X/Twitter.
Pics @totaraforest.bsky.social on X/Twitter.
April 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
#CRLNews: Much of the protective wrapping has been removed from the Beresford Square entrance to Karanga-a-Hape Station.
Pics @totaraforest.bsky.social on X/Twitter.
Pics @totaraforest.bsky.social on X/Twitter.
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has uploaded a 2024 project highlights video.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHL...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHL...
Auckland's City Rail Link Project Highlights 2024
YouTube video by City Rail Link
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:09 PM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has uploaded a 2024 project highlights video.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHL...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHL...
#CRLNews: The construction coverings and fences on the platforms at Karanga-a-Hape Station were removed over the long weekend.
The platforms have now been officially handed over to KiwiRail as part of the staged handover process.
The platforms have now been officially handed over to KiwiRail as part of the staged handover process.
October 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
#CRLNews: The construction coverings and fences on the platforms at Karanga-a-Hape Station were removed over the long weekend.
The platforms have now been officially handed over to KiwiRail as part of the staged handover process.
The platforms have now been officially handed over to KiwiRail as part of the staged handover process.
#CRLNews: The team at @greaterauckland.bsky.social have received from City Rail Link details of what tests are to be undertaken now the first test train has taken to the tracks.
Via Greater Auckland: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/17/c...
Via Greater Auckland: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/17/c...
CRL Testing begins - Greater Auckland
Years of hard work finally paid off last week as the country’s biggest and most important transport project, the City Rail Link reached a major milestone with the first test train making its way slowl...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
February 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#CRLNews: The team at @greaterauckland.bsky.social have received from City Rail Link details of what tests are to be undertaken now the first test train has taken to the tracks.
Via Greater Auckland: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/17/c...
Via Greater Auckland: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/17/c...
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared a preview of some of the art panels inside Te Waihorotiu Station which were designed by tamariki around the country.
March 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has shared a preview of some of the art panels inside Te Waihorotiu Station which were designed by tamariki around the country.
#CRLNews: @sbaker1428.bsky.social (on X/Twitter) has shared images of the Beresford Square entrance to Karanga-a-Hape Station which has recently seen the installation of bollards on the plaza in front of the entrance building.
March 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
#CRLNews: @sbaker1428.bsky.social (on X/Twitter) has shared images of the Beresford Square entrance to Karanga-a-Hape Station which has recently seen the installation of bollards on the plaza in front of the entrance building.
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has begun filling in the temporary access shaft at Mercury Lane.
The shaft provided access for people, machines and material on the site of the old Mercury Plaza food court.
The shaft provided access for people, machines and material on the site of the old Mercury Plaza food court.
August 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link has begun filling in the temporary access shaft at Mercury Lane.
The shaft provided access for people, machines and material on the site of the old Mercury Plaza food court.
The shaft provided access for people, machines and material on the site of the old Mercury Plaza food court.
#CRLNews: Stunning Māori designs are adding “incredible” beauty to the City Rail Link’s Karanga-ā-Hape Station in Auckland.
Via Te Ao: www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/03/i...
Via Te Ao: www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/03/i...
‘Incredible’ Māori designs revealed at Karanga-a-Hape Station
Auckland’s new City Rail Link is showcasing spectacular Māori art. The latest has been revealed at Karanga-a-Hape Station.
www.teaonews.co.nz
May 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
#CRLNews: Stunning Māori designs are adding “incredible” beauty to the City Rail Link’s Karanga-ā-Hape Station in Auckland.
Via Te Ao: www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/03/i...
Via Te Ao: www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/03/i...