Designs for new Auckland rail stations released

Saturday, 3 March 2018

Latest concept drawings of the new Aotea Station released by City Rail Link.

They may just be holes in the ground now, but artist impressions just released promise Aucklanders sleek and glossy new rail stations as part of the massive City Rail Link project.

Under the City Rail Link plans two new stations will be built: Aotea and Karangahape.

Aotea Station will be the new mid-town station near Wellesley and Victoria St and is expected to be New Zealand's busiest train station.

The present Mount Eden Station will also be extended to cover both the existing Kingsland to Grafton line and the new Central Rail Link.

Latest concept drawings of Karangahape Rd train station released by City Rail Link. Mercury Lane will provide the entranceway to the uptown station.

Latest concept designs of Mt Eden station, released this morning by City Rail Link. City Rail Link has bought 2.4 hectares in the area to allow for the redevelopment. It is where the dirt from the tunnel boring will be extracted.

* Auckland's City Rail Link work starts**

Communications manager Carol Greensmith said: 'The City Rail Link project has been around for a while. We've started six years ago, and the design work has evolved.'

Latest concept drawings of Karangahape Rd train station released by City Rail Link.

The present train station on Mount Eden Rd near Eden Terrace will be expanded and re-developed.

'The latest design, released this morning, are part of that evolution.'

There will also be minor changes to Britomart Station but it will largely remain the same, as a heritage building.

Greensmith said the CRL team had spoken 'with a lot of people' to come up with the design including manu whenua and public art organisations.

'We have had only positive feedback.'

The estimated completion date is for 2023/24.

For more information on the project visit cityraillink.co.nz.