SITE VISIT – City Rail Link

When – 17 August – 1.00-3.00pm, including safety briefing and site walks (we can accommodate two groups of 8 at this time) //

Where – The meeting point at 12.45pm - Level 17, AMP Building, 29 Customs Street, Auckland CBD. //

Agenda –

• Limit to 16 engineers only (two groups of eight each for the tour). Engineers need to confirm their attendance a day prior otherwise replacement will be picked from the waiting list. //
• The site visit will cover walking from the Britomart to Albert/Wyndham Street section of the City Rail Link project. //
• You are welcome to bring along your own PPE gear (hard hat, glasses, safety boots, hi viz vest). //
• PPE gear can be provided with advance notice and to report shoe size. Please email Namir Amso namso@xtra.co.nz to confirm your gear. //
• The attendees are encouraged to use public transport or they can use the public Downtown Carpark for their travel to CBD. //

Please register for this event below:
NOTE the first 16 people on this list will be secured a place.

The remaining 8 places will be on a shortlist and will be notified prior to 10am on the day of the visit if space has been made available. 

City Rail Link Site Visit - Brief

The City Rail Link (CRL) is a rail project in Auckland. The project consists of an electrified, double-track rail tunnel underneath Auckland's City Centre, running for approximately 3.5 km between Britomart Transport Centre and Mount Eden Railway Station, where it will connect bidirectionally to the Western Line.

Two underground stations will be provided in Auckland's CBD: Aotea Station (located near Aotea Square) and Karangahape Station (located in the vicinity of Karangahape Road)and a redevelopment of Mt Eden station with a near surface additional island platform and new station entrance building. The current project is an adapted version of previous proposals to improve rail access to Auckland's City Centre since the 1920s. The CRL was highlighted as the number one transport project in the 2012 Auckland Spatial Plan and has enjoyed strong public support in a number of polls. In June 2013 the central government announced its support for the project, albeit with a later construction commencement date of 2020 subject to meeting 20m passenger journeys per annum on the rail network, compared to Auckland Council's preferred start date of 2016. Early works (approximately 10% of the project) commenced construction from Britomart to northern half of Albert Street in 2015. The Prime Minister announced in September 2016 that central government funding for main works had been confirmed, allowing Auckland Council to start construction of the main works. The procurement process has started for these works that are planned to be completed in 2023 with a final stage of works after commencement of operations in 2024.

ASG - City Rail Link Long Section