Kia ora neighbour,
Check out the view! Explore a 360-degree tour of Maungawhau Station, or fly through the air over the Uptown precinct, high above the construction in our latest drone video...
By Air? - see Maungawhau drone fly over.
By Foot? - visit Maungawhau Station 360-degree video tour.
Your 360-degree journey begins outside the station in the plaza, then make your way into the station and onto the CRL or Western Line platforms, exploring as you go.
This footage, captured in October 2024, allow you to see exactly what the platforms, the station and the surrounds look like under construction, while offering plenty of clues as to how impressive this landmark will be once complete.
During the Christmas break our site offices will be closing from 20 December 2024 5pm until 6 January 2025 6am, but you can still reach us on 0800 CRL TALK option 5 if you have any questions about our work activities. Keeping an eye on our construction calendar or tuning in to our CRL social media channels are also a great ways to stay informed.
Our team will respond to emails and any queries sent to mteden@linkalliance.co.nz once we return to the offices on January 6. We thank you for your patience and support across 2024.
Ngā mihi,
The Maungawhau Station team.
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Construction Overview and Milestones
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This month we look at the finishing touches underway, each activity taking us a step closer to the project's completion.
Work beneath ground this month has been focused on the installation of cabling for communication and signalling purposes. Working quietly underneath Maungawhau Station, the crew responsible for this highly skilled work have been undertaking the mahi to ensure the signals and tracking systems that will monitor future train operations are installed and tested.
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Fibre splicing underground inside the new CRL Tunnels.
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This cabling work will ensure connectivity from Waitematā to Maungawhau Stations and out into the wider Auckland rail network.
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Inside the tunnel engineers are completing the low voltage cabling terminations for the junction boxes that feed power to all the sockets in the tunnels.
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Next stop, Maungawhau Station.
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Exiting the stations we see signs of station announcements to come. Newly minted signage perched proudly on the walls of the CRL platform.
Pulling in at Maungawhau Station on the CRL, heading north along the Western Line toward the ventilation building. Passengers arriving at the station will see the stone carving depiction of Mataaoho on the Ruru Bridge overlooking the track.
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Three landmarks in one shot, the Ruru Street overpass with Mataaoho carvings, the station name itself and the vent building (Te Ha) in the distance.
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The view from the westbound train, exiting the CRL tunnels from the city, heading towards Kingsland.
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In the station building, the roof and dramatic entrance wall are almost complete. Next steps for this nine metre high waterwall will be the installation of the decorative glass and basalt triangles to represent the volcanic field of Tāmaki Makarau.
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Finishing touches in the station building are coming together in a brilliant juxtaposition of form and function.
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On the new platforms, finishing touches like tiling and paving are taking place. Like icing a cake, mortar is mixed, spread, graded and smoothed. Thousands of pavers stones across the Maungawhau Station alone. Paving on this scale is another skilled job being delivered with exactitude.
The crews work swiftly down the length of the new CRL platform. Watching them work, their experience, care and professionalism is clear to see.
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Experts at work laying paving on the new CRL platform at Maungawhau Station.
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The main entry threshold to the station is also well underway. Maungawhau Station will be a gateway for commuters, students and visitors to Auckland’s historic Eden Terrace and Uptown precinct.
In the coming years, surrounding development will further enhance the Station’s status as a destination and a gateway for Maungawhau and it's surrounding amenities.
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Glass is installed on the future ticketing and entrance desk.
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The last of the big cranes on site is busily lifting supplies and materials into and out of the tunnel platforms and across the site, before departing the station for good this week. This grand machine joins the legacy of former giants, Tui and Tawa, that helped to build the station buildings and infrastructure at Maungawhau.
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A busy week for the last giant crane on site scooting back and forth to finish up some big lifting jobs before leaving Maungawhau at the end of the week.
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As the streets that surround the station progress from utilities to urban realm, our readers are in touch with us with lots of great questions. This month our readers ask:
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New roads appear to be taking shape between the station building and Mt Eden Road, are new streets being built?
New connections are being built in the area between the station building and Mt Eden Road, and the side streets north of the station.
Korari Street is being extended from Nikau to wrap around the ventilation building and includes a 5 minute drop off zone, opposite the station entrance, before it connects with Ruru Street to lead traffic back up toward New North Road.
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Looking west along Korari Street toward the station building, with the 5 minute drop-off zone to your left.
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Ruru Street extension or Ruru Lane is also a one-way access route, leading from Mt Eden Road to the back of the station for services vehicles only. There won't be any through traffic on Ruru Lane, but it will provide access for cyclists and pedestrians.
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A place to rest, meet with friends, before retrieving your bike and continuing on your journey. The giant ‘rock star’ boulders originally dug from site during the early tunnel excavations, are back on site to rock ‘n roll the landscape once more.
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These angular walls are dotted across the front of the station covered in blue protective wrap. They will eventually hold bench seating and will wrap around pōhutukawa trees that will be planted across the front of the station entrance to provide shade for commuters and visitors.
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Looking east from the station building toward Mt Eden Road, along the Ruru St extension, or Ruru Lane.
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Each month we look at technical terms used in the construction world and ‘translate’ them into easy-to-understand language. This month we look at the term - Manitou.
A Manitou is a machine that can turn itself into a crane and it's also like a giant forklift. The Manitou helping at Maungawhau Station can carry 3.5 tonnes and with its legs extended it can lift to 4.5 tonnes. It has many cool features like being able to see exactly how many tonnes you are lifting; it can do a 360 slew and can crab walk with its wheels. The Manitou is a versatile machine and comes with heaps of attachments e.g. winch, lifting hook and rock buckets. It's also a fun red colour.
Anyone can drive this machine with a standard telehandler license but only a select few can operate this machine as a crane with a slewing telehandler license.
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A manitou in crane position.
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*** This months Jargon Buster is brought to you by the newest member of the Community Team - Kelly, who has stepped off the machines onsite and joined us in the office.
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A manitou 'off duty' in standard telehandler position.
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This December, join us on a magical tour of ‘Maungawhau Pole’ and see what the elves have been working on.
Our festivities include:
- The bells and whistles of the project, including key infrastructure upgrades
- The holly success of the construction process
- The sleigh benefits for the community
Tour details:
Date: 3 December 2024
Time: 4:30pm (approx. 1-1.5 hours)
Departure: The CRL Visitor Centre at Te Manawa, 1 New North Rd
Accessibility: The tour is wheelchair accessible and suitable for all ages. A moderate level of fitness is required and make sure you wear comfy walking shoes!
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Site tour participants enjoying the view from the new Porters Avenue Bridge.
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Tuesday Info Hub at Te Manawa Visitor Centre.
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If you can't make the perimeter tour with us, you can also stop by the CRL Visitor Centre at Te Manawa over lunchtime on Tuesday December 3, 12-1pm.
Come on in and talk to us about upcoming construction work or anything at all to do with the new station or City Rail Link.
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Join us at the CRL Visitor Centre 12- 1pm this Tuesday December 3.
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Christmas Block of Line (BOL)
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Western Line platform fenced due to livening of the 25kv Overhead Line Equipment (OHLE).
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This holiday season, our construction crews will keep up the momentum and continue their hard mahi during the Christmas break Block of Line (BOL) which will take place from 27 December 2024 to 27 January 2025.
At Maungawhau Station, the 2024/2025 Christmas BOL is crucial to enable remedial and cabling work along the rail corridor and the Western Line platform, including craning materials over the rail corridor. Testing and commissioning activities will also be taking place so keep an eye out for notifications and construction calendar updates over the coming weeks, for detailed information about the works.
See how our work fits in with wider network upgrades by KiwiRail and Auckland Transport over the summer in the article below.
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Tunnel ventilation dampers in the MC20 tunnel. They control the airflow being pulled from MC20 tunnel through the ventilation building.
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Fine Out More About The Rail Network Rebuild
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The CRL is set to transform travel in Auckland with faster, more frequent, and reliable trains when it opens in 2026. But first, we need to overhaul our rail network to make it fit for purpose.
Stopping trains for extended periods will enable KiwiRail crews to work safely in the rail corridors – with most work scheduled for quieter times such as summer holidays, school holidays, or long weekends.
The entire rail network will be closed from 27 December 2024 to 27 January 2025. Western and Onehunga lines will reopen Tuesday 28 January 2025, and Southern and Eastern lines south of Otahuhu will reopen on 3 February 2025. Other closures will take place throughout the year. Find out more about the work Rail Network Rebuild HERE.
During the closures, AT will provide rail replacement buses, including express services. AT will be working hard to keep weekday services running as much as possible so you can still rely on your daily commutes and for students to get to school or university.
We appreciate your patience as we work towards smoother, faster, and more reliable commutes with the CRL!
Check out your journey options using AT’s Journey Planner or the AT Mobile app.
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