WAITEMATĀ STATION (BRITOMART)

Waitematā Station (Britomart) works will help to future proof the downtown Auckland station so that it is ready for CRL.

City Rail Link enables Waitematā Station (Britomart) to become a two-way through station. It will no longer be a dead end.

The station re-opened on 6 April 2021 after being closed for four years.

The closure was to create twin rail tunnels 14 metres beneath the former Chief Post Office building extending from the existing train platform and under lower Queen Street - and to beyond.

It was a complex engineering challenge.

Works as part of the contract (known as C9) have included:

• Modifying and improving existing track infrastructure within the Britomart East junction

• Raising the west end B2 platform and concourse

• Subsurface infrastructure including relocation of a tunnel wall underneath Britomart Place, strengthening beams, and utility relocation to enable beam strengthening

• New equipment, control and driver accommodation rooms within the Chief Post Office basement.

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To contact us: Email Waitematā Station (Britomart) or call us on 0800 CRL TALK (275 8255) and press option 1.