Karanga-a-Hape railway station

Karanga-a-Hape
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Beresford Square entrance of Karanga a Hape railway station, under construction in early 2025
General information
Other namesKarangahape
K Road
LocationKarangahape Road, Auckland
New Zealand
Coordinates36°51′32″S 174°45′33″E / 36.8589513°S 174.7592431°E / -36.8589513; 174.7592431
Owned byAuckland Transport
Operated byAuckland One Rail
Line(s)City Rail Link
PlatformsSide platforms (P1 & P2)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo (planned)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (planned)
AccessibleYes (Lifts)
Other information
Station codeKRD[1]
Fare zoneCity
WebsiteCity Rail Link
History
Opening2026 (planned)
Electrified25 kV AC
Key dates
2019Mercury Lane demolished
2021First tunnel completed
2022Second tunnel completed
2026Planned opening
Route map
North Auckland Line to Whangārei
Maungawhau
Te Waihorotiu
Britomart
Grafton
North Island Main Trunk to Wellington
 Parnell
North Auckland Line
to Whangārei
Newmarket
North Auckland Line
to Westfield Junction
Location

Karanga-a-Hape railway station, also known as Karangahape station or K Road station, is an underground railway station under construction in Auckland, New Zealand. It is scheduled to open in 2026 as part of the City Rail Link project.[2] It will serve the Karangahape Road area with entrances on Beresford Square and Mercury Lane.[3][4][5] When it opens, Karanga-a-hape will be the deepest train station in New Zealand,[6] reaching 33 metres down[7] and featuring 203 metre long platforms.[8] Auckland Council estimates up to 1,400 people an hour will use the station at peak times.

History

Proposals for a link between downtown Auckland and central suburb train routes have been around since the 1920s, but the first proposal involving a station on Karangahape Road came in 2003.[9] Auckland Council proposed an underground line running between Britomart and Maungawhau-Mount Eden station, including two new stations at Aotea Square and Karangahape Road.

Demolition work for the Mercury Lane site began on 4 November 2019, taking out the prominent Mercury Plaza foodcourt and some surrounding buildings. Tunneling from Mount Eden station to Karanga-a-hape station began on 26 April 2022, with the Dame Whina Cooper Herrenknecht TBM breaking through on 15 July 2022.[10]

In March 2023, the station was officially renamed from Karangahape station to Karanga-a-Hape station, after the four City Rail Link stations were gifted te reo Maori names by the project's Mana Whenua Forum.[11]

In November 2023, Auckland Transport announced it would be pedestrianising the upper portion of Mercury Lane in order to improve accessibility.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karana-a-Hape tunnel photo". Facebook. KiwiRail. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ Orsman, Bernard (23 May 2023). "City Rail Link won't open until 2026 at the earliest". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ Karangahape Archived 23 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine City Rail Link
  4. ^ Rail is coming uptown to Karangahape Road Archived 7 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine City Rail Link
  5. ^ "City Rail Link deadline not guaranteed - project boss". Radio New Zealand. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Mining starts on country's deepest railway station". City Rail Link. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ Lowrie, Matt (26 October 2022). "A visit to Karanga-a-hape". Greater Auckland. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Karanga-a-hape Station". City Rail Link. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Underground rail link feasible, says study". The New Zealand Herald. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  10. ^ Journal, Tunnelling (15 July 2022). "CRL's second Tunnel breakthrough at Karanga a Hape Station". The Tunnelling Journal. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  11. ^ Harris, Sophie (16 March 2023). "Britomart officially renamed along with three other Tāmaki Makaurau railway stations". Stuff. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  12. ^ Transport, Auckland. "Karanga-a-Hape Station neighbourhood and bus improvements project". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 6 December 2023.



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