WESTERN LINE INTEGRATION Before the City Rail Link opens in 2024, significant changes need to be made in and around the rail corridor at Mt Eden to integrate the new CRL lines with the existing rail infrastructure and construct new overbridges for motorists and/or pedestrians and cyclists.
Early works along the rail corridor at Mt Eden In the first half of 2020, we’ll start early works in a number of locations along the Mt Eden rail corridor to prepare for the main CRL construction works. These include: • diverting utility services away from the rail line along Fenton St and Normanby Rd • diverting utilities on Mt Eden Rd to enable us to construct an additional Mt Eden Rd bridge for the CRL line to pass underneath • building the foundations for a temporary utility services bridge across the rail line at Normanby Rd • undertaking ground strengthening works in the corridor between Mt Eden Rd and Normanby Rd before rail trench construction begins. Two significant closures will also occur in the station area during this period to enable utility diversion and construction work to be carried out: • On 10 April (Easter weekend), the Porters Ave level crossing will permanently close to vehicles. Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to cross the rail line in this area until the new Porters Ave pedestrian/cycle overbridge opens in 2021.
Looking ahead to the main works Key activities happening in and around the rail corridor over the next few years: • Closing the Normanby Rd level crossing and constructing a new Normanby Road bridge over the rail line • Building new pedestrian and cycle bridges over the Western Line from Porters Ave to Wynyard St, Fenton St to Ngahura St and the new station building to the Western Line platform • Building trenches, bridges and tunnels for the new CRL rail lines, both within the rail corridor and on CRL-owned land we’ve cleared for construction purposes • Widespread changes to rail infrastructure, including signals, overhead electrical lines, tracks and an extended Western Line platform that caters for nine-car trains.
• On 30 May, the Mt Eden Station will close for about four years while the new station building and CRL tunnels and tracks are constructed. Trains will run on one line (referred to as ‘single line running’) through Mt Eden to keep freight and passenger services operating on the network while our team works on other side of the corridor, but trains will not stop at the station. Visit www.cityraillink.co.nz/mt-eden-train-station-closure-crl for more on the station closure. Concept design for overbridge from Ngahura St to Fenton St
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Mt Eden Station overbridge to Western Line platform