Community Liaison Group
Karanga-a-Hape Station
• Wider CRL programme and testing & commissioning update
o Rachel Blundell, Head of Communications & Engagement
• Works update and urban realm
o Michael Coup, Construction Manager
• Questions
Wider CRL programme
Testing & Commissioning
Rachel Blundell
Testing & Commissioning and wider CRL programme update
Wider CRL programme with AT and KiwiRail:
- Release of network map showing how services will use City Rail Link and integrate with major rapid bus routes:
- Karanga-a-Hape a key transfer point for E-W and S-C lines
- O-W line will connect Maungawhau to Newmarket
- More new trains have arrived from CAF in Mexico
- Work starting on eight new bridges to replace level crossings in Takaanini and Glen Innes
CRL Testing and Commissioning:
- Testing the Tunnel Ventilation System – with and without trains
- Headway testing completed (timing between trains)
- AOR driver certification and station familiarisation ongoing
- More than 5000km travelled through the CRL tunnels
- Extensive train radio testing completed
- Desktop planning for tests involving emergency services
- Preparations for live tests for normal and degraded operations
Station entrance buildings
Michael Coup, Construction Manager
Mercury Lane – June 2025
- Roofing Complete
- Membrane Completion
- Northern Laneway Construction Begun
Mercury Lane – September 2025
- Laneway Complete - Planters Complete - Signage Complete
Mercury Lane – June 2025 vs September 2025
- Battens Complete
- Snail Ceiling Complete
- Signage Underway
- PID’s Installed
Mercury Lane Substructure – June 2025
- Escalator Cladding and Fitout
- Tiling B2, B1 and B6
- BOH Fitout
Mercury Lane – September 2025
- Lighting Complete
- Signage Installs Underway
- Commissioning of VT ongoing
Mercury
- Escalator Cladding and Fitout
- Tiling B2, B1 and B6
- BOH Fitout MFH
Mercury Lane – September 2025
- Lighting Complete
- Signage Installs Underway
- Tiles Complete
- Cable Containment
- PID Installs
- Adit 3 & 4 Ceiling Complete
- Adit ¾ Ceiling Complete
- Lighting Complete
- Platforms Signs Complete
Beresford
Square – June
- Scaffold Removal
- Moon Elements Completed
- Escalator commissioning ongoing
Beresford
Square – September
- Ticket Gates Installed
- Fountains Installed
- Signage Installed
- VT Commissioning Ongoing
Urban Realm
Michael Coup, Construction Manager
Beresford
Square – June 2025
Beresford
Square – September 2025
- Treepit Complete
- BSQ West Complete
- Entrance Complete
June 2025
September 2025
Mercury Lane demobilisation – June 2025
Mercury Lane demobilisation – September 2025
- Adit 1 Complete and Backfilled
- Sheetpiles Removed
Station design elements - Beresford Square bench
From design…
Station design elements - Beresford Square Pou
Pupurangi concept and fabrication
Pupurangi installation progress
Pupurangi completion
The largest shell spans 9.8 metres, the two smaller ones are 6.5 metres across.
Suspended between 7 and 8.6 metres above the ground, the three shells are made up of 225 unique pieces.
Questions?
