City Rail Link brochure June 2021

It’s a link, not a loop!

The biggest myth about CRL is that it’s just an inner-city “loop”. It is not.

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Think of it like the Waterview Tunnel, joining up motorways, except CRL joins with other lines on the rail network.

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For example, a Western Line train entering Britomart can leave as an Onehunga Line service and vice versa.

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By enabling trains to travel in both directions through Britomart, adding new stations and joining the new underground line to the existing Western Line at Mt Eden, CRL will revolutionise the way you get to your destination.

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AUCKLAND ON TRACK TO A BETTER FUTURE TĀMAKI MAKAURAU – KEI TE ARA KI TE ANAMATA

Over the next 30 years, a million more people will call Auckland home. City Rail Link (CRL) is the largest transport infrastructure project ever to be undertaken in New Zealand and will deliver a much better rail system for our growing international city.

The 3.45 kilometre twin-tunnel underground rail link will unlock our public transport network and transform the way we travel around our city. When CRL opens, Aucklanders will have new world-class stations and a modern rail service that will benefit the entire transport network for decades to come.

Britomart Station will no longer be a dead-end stop. Instead it will become a two-way through station – doubling the capacity of the entire rail network to carry up to 54,000 passengers an hour at peak times.

New stations are being built below Albert Street and Karangahape Road. CRL will also connect with the Western Line at a redeveloped Mt Eden Station – less than 10 minutes from downtown Auckland – opening up the entire rail network.

The international award-winning station designs have been developed together with Mana Whenua. Once built they will be uniquely Auckland.

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Auckland’s first underground rail line – coming 2024!

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What is the City Rail Link?

• Twin 3.45 kilometre rail tunnels up to 42 metres underground between Britomart and Mt Eden stations • Two new underground stations - Aotea and Karangahape • Britomart Station redeveloped into a two-way through station • Mt Eden Station redeveloped to include the new CRL line and a modern station building • Wider rail network improvements including The Strand, Ōtāhuhu and Newmarket • Provision for longer nine-car electric trains • More people friendly spaces around the city.

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Once CRL is in place, the entire Auckland rail network will operate more efficiently, allowing more trains to run more often.

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Spend less time travelling and more time being where you want to be

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KARANGAHAPE STATION Auckland’s deepest station

Doubling capacity of the rail network Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium

At 32 metres underground, Karangahape will be the deepest of CRL’s stations, with entrances on Mercury Lane and Beresford Square.

Britomart Station will become a two-way through station in downtown Auckland close to the buses and ferries.

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The stunning heritage features of Britomart’s Chief Post Office building have been meticulously preserved and restored as part of the redevelopment.

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It features a striking ceiling that reflects the vast canopy of kauri trees that had once existed within the area. Escalators and lifts take you down three levels to the platforms – each 203 metres long. The overall experience is of rising from or descending into the earth, with colours reflecting Auckland’s different geological layers.

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Once the station is built, there is potential to redevelop a surrounding 2,600 square metres of land for housing, shops and offices.

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AOTEA STATION Auckland’s busiest station

This 15-metre-deep, 300-metre-long, underground station is expected to become the busiest in New Zealand.

At its Wellesley Street entrance, hundreds of rods representing the stems of harakeke (flax) will be suspended from the ceiling to create a rippled lighting effect that mimics water. Skylights representing the seven stars of the Matariki constellation - which marks the start of the Māori new year will light the underground concourse and platforms.

Aotea is future-proofed for a potential rail line to the North Shore and resource consent has been secured for a future

41,000SQM TOWER DEVELOPMENT ABOVE THE STATION

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Delivering significant benefits for Auckland

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Te Komititanga - a new civic space Lower Queen Street has been transformed into Te Komititanga - a new people-friendly square that connects Auckland’s city centre to the Waitematā Harbour and Britomart Station.

Designed in partnership with Mana Whenua, the new square features native trees and over 137,000 basalt pavers. At the northern end, the pavement design depicts the waves of the Waitematā coming to shore, while the southern end reflects the meandering Wai Horotiu Stream that once ran down Queen Street. In the centre of the square is a whāriki – a welcome mat. The whāriki represents a meeting point; of two waters, of past and present and of people.

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Creating better connections

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At Mt Eden, the CRL lines will join Auckland’s existing rail network to and from Britomart Station and the central city.

A new road bridge will replace the current level crossing at Normanby Road.

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1,150 ... HOMES ...

• Significant travel time savings • New and improved connections Ōtāhuhu •

Double the number of people within 30 minutes travel of New Zealand’s biggest employment hub

• Eases congestion on our roads by providing commuters with a viable transport alternative to driving

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL WITHIN THE MT EDEN STATION AREA ... GFA MASTER PLANNED ...

• More trains in and out of the city more often Panmure

• Moves the equivalent capacity of three Auckland Harbour Bridges or 16 extra traffic lanes into the Penrose city centre at peak times Sylvia Park

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A redeveloped Mt Eden Station will reflect the area’s volcanic history - featuring cladding from local basalt, an impressive feature wall depicting lava flow, and a ceiling that links to Mt Eden’s geological and cultural heritage.

107,000sqm

• A train at least every 10 minutes in peak – just turn up and go

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• Significant commercial and residential development opportunities around the stations, with more than 70 large building projects underway or proposed along the CRL route

2,300

... RESIDENTS ...

New walking and cycling connections Two new pedestrian and cycle overbridges will be built across the rail line at Mt Eden to enable people to access the station precinct and/or New North Road. One bridge will link Wynyard Road and Porters Avenue and the other will link Fenton and Ngahura streets.

An exciting post-CRL future Once the CRL opens, around 25,000 square metres of land will become available around the redeveloped Mt Eden Station for residential and commercial investment. This unlocks an opportunity to develop exemplary, sustainable urban growth within a new master-planned community.

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• Attractive public spaces around CRL stations • Reduced bus congestion in the city centre • Job creation for up to 1600 people during the construction peak

For more information:

CityRailLink.co.nz

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