YOUR NEW MIDTOWN STATION IS COMING
Artist impression of Wellesley Street entrance to Te Waihorotiu Station (Aotea)
The heart of Tāmaki Makaurau is being transformed City Rail Link will provide Auckland with the modern rail network that people expect of the world’s best cities. It will unlock Auckland’s public transport network and improve travel choice and journey times.
Te Waihorotiu Station (Aotea) Te Waihorotiu Station, which will run underneath Albert Street, is set to become the busiest transport centre in New Zealand. With entrances on both Wellesley and Victoria Streets, and room for nine-car electric trains, Te Waihorotiu Station will revitalise the midtown precinct and provide people with better access to education and the arts precinct, as well as new housing and employment opportunities. The new, state of the art, underground station will be 15-metres-deep, 300-metres-long and will connect with Waitematā Station (Britomart), a new station under Karangahape Road, and a redeveloped Maungawhau / Mount Eden Station with 3.45km of new underground track.
The cultural narratives in Te Waihorotiu Station’s (Aotea) design and immediate surrounds have been gifted by Mana Whenua. 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.
The regeneration of midtown Over the next 30 years, a million more people will call Auckland home, and we’re working hard to ensure that we plan a city with people at its heart – creating a greener, safer, and better-connected city centre for everyone.
With a train at least every ten minutes at peak times, you can just turn up and go. No more timetables!
Already a popular place to live, work, study and play, Auckland’s midtown is on the threshold of an exciting future. Similar to the revitalisation of downtown, Wynyard Quarter, and Karangahape Road, Auckland Council is beginning a regeneration programme in midtown to continue our work to deliver the City Centre Masterplan.
Te Waihorotiu Station will also be future-proofed to connect with a potential future new rail line, and has been designed to accommodate a 21-storey development – the Symphony Centre – to be built over the top of its Wellesley Street entrance.
This will include improved footpaths and access, enhanced public spaces, cleaner air and a strong Māori identity to make midtown and the city centre a welcoming and vibrant destination - one that is uniquely Tāmaki Makaurau.
Follow the progress at progressakl.co.nz
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