City Rail Link - Latest News [Page 1]
City Rail Link Emergency Testing Underway
Friday, 8 May 2026, 9:12 am | City Rail Link
The emergency evacuation tests on trains, in the new tunnels and the new stations are among the most critical steps before City Rail Link can open to the public later this year. More >>
Staying Connected: CRL Brings Mobile Coverage To New Rail Tunnels
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 11:31 am | City Rail Link
“Installing technology that allows high-speed communications connectivity is an important part of delivering a world class railway for Aucklanders." More >>
CRL Returns Much Loved Square To The Community
Friday, 3 October 2025, 11:52 am | City Rail Link
Over the years CRL Ltd, its lead contractor, Link Alliance, Auckland Council and Auckland Transport have collaborated with the Karangahape Road Business Association on the square’s revamp, complemented by streetscape upgrades across surrounding ... More >>
Ministers And Mayor Ride CRL Train Under Auckland
Friday, 8 August 2025, 1:53 pm | City Rail Link
The train travelled beneath the city centre through the twin 3.45 kilometre-long tunnels, starting at the new Maungawhau Station and passing through Karanga-a-Hape and Te Waihorotiu underground Stations and Waitematā Station (Britomart) before ... More >>
Double Bonus For City Rail Link’s “Amazing Achievement”
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 1:04 pm | City Rail Link
ISC Chief Executive, Toby Kent, praised the CRL team’s “amazing achievement” and its commitment to the practice of sustainability. More >>
Successful CRL Train Test Signals Auckland’s Bright Future
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 1:43 pm | City Rail Link
The 3.45-kilometre-long inaugural journey ran south from Waitematā Station (Britomart) under central Auckland past the new underground stations at Te Waihorotiu and Karanga-a-Hape to Maungawhau Station on the Western/North Auckland Line. More >>
Summer Rail Upgrades Bring Auckland A Step Closer To City Rail Link Readiness
Monday, 3 February 2025, 2:10 pm | City Rail Link
One major highlight was the opening of the newly electrified 19km of rail line between Papakura and Pukekohe - electric passenger trains are now running all the way to the city centre with no need to change trains at Papakura. More >>
‘Milky Way’ Inspires CRL Station Design
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:32 am | City Rail Link
Designs at all three stations reflect the Māori creation myth of Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother), and their son Tāne Mahuta, the god of the forest. More >>
CRL Tunnel ‘School’ For Auckland Test Train Officers
Friday, 23 August 2024, 10:52 am | City Rail Link
Auckland One Rail’s group of test train officers have been part of a brand new below-ground experience – preparing to operate trains safely through the City Rail Link (CRL) tunnels. More >>
Project Momentum Maintained As CRL Names New Chief
Friday, 12 July 2024, 8:25 am | City Rail Link
Patrick Brockie (Photo/Supplied) City Rail Link Ltd has named its Chief Financial Officer, Patrick Brockie, as the new Chief Executive to lead the country’s largest transport infrastructure project to completion. Mr Brockie, a chartered accountant, ... More >>
City Rail Link’s ‘Traffic Lights’ Now Connected
Monday, 1 July 2024, 1:53 pm | City Rail Link
The City Rail Link signalling systems, the traffic lights that control how and where trains operate safely, were successfully integrated with the wider rail network. More >>
Leadership Change At Auckland’s City Rail Link
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 11:03 am | City Rail Link
Dr Sweeney has resigned today from the City Rail Link (CRL) project to lead the MetroLink project in Ireland’s capital, Dublin. MetroLink’s construction costs are around four times greater than CRL’s and it is six times longer. More >>
Another Step Towards City Rail Link Opening
Monday, 24 June 2024, 12:49 pm | City Rail Link
New CRL signalling systems will be integrated with those already in operation, allowing trains to operate seamlessly and safely between the new tunnels and the existing network. More >>
CRL Set To Dazzle Tāmaki Makaurau Matariki Night Sky
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 5:29 pm | City Rail Link
The City Rail Link (CRL) project is celebrating the arrival of Matariki with the simple flick of a switch tonight to pierce the long winter nights of Tāmaki Makaurau with walls of light. More >>
Essential Mercury Lane Works As CRL Prepares For The Future
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:53 pm | City Rail Link
The initial closure starts next Monday, 15 April, at the southern end of the lane, from the southern corner of Cross Street / Mercury Lane, to just above the Wilson parking building entry / exit on Mercury Lane. This section of work is expected to ... More >>
CRL’s “Green Light” To Clear Temporary Station Building
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 10:15 am | City Rail Link
Rail commuters returning to work from their well-earned summer break will notice a significant change around Waitematā (Britomart) Station this month: the start of work to remove the temporary building at the rear of the station on Commerce Street. ... More >>
Power On For CRL’s Steel And Concrete ‘Christmas Tree’
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 11:16 am | City Rail Link
Twenty-two thousand volts of mains power is now surging into City Rail Link’s Te Waihorotiu Station, marking a significant development towards the completion of New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure project in November 2025. “Energising ... More >>
CRL all go amid the Ho! Ho! Ho!
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 2:13 pm | City Rail Link
17 December 2023 While Aucklanders switch to relax mode for the Christmas holidays, City Rail Link (CRL) will take advantage of a temporary closure of the city’s rail network for substantial work essential to help ensure the project remains on track ... More >>
Christmas Cheer For City Centre As CRL Transforms Victoria Street
Friday, 8 December 2023, 10:07 am | City Rail Link
Karakia rang out across the dawn sky in Tāmaki Makaurau’s city centre this morning as City Rail Link (CRL), the project’s delivery partner Link Alliance, and mana whenua marked the opening of new and improved public space around the Victoria and ... More >>
Spring In The Air As CRL “Branches Out”
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 10:30 am | City Rail Link
There’s a timely spring in the step of the huge City Rail Link (CRL) project as it teams up with Auckland’s Uptown Business Association to celebrate the community’s Branch Out Spring Festival on Saturday, 7 October when Nikau Street will be closed ... More >>
