Aotea Station Information on upcoming works November 2019
Artist’s impression of the Victoria Street West entrance Artist’s impression of inside the Wellesley Street West entrance
Artist’s impression of the station exterior at the Wellesley Street West entrance
As part of the City Rail Link project, a new train station will be constructed beneath Albert Street between Victoria and Wellesley Streets. The main station building will be on the corner of Wellesley Street West and Mayoral Drive, with additional entrances on Victoria Street West, either side of the intersection with Albert Street.
Aotea Station will be situated in the heart of Auckland’s city centre, serving the highest density of businesses and households in New Zealand. It will bring Aucklanders from all corners closer to this hub of employment, study, entertainment, hospitality and culture. Underground tunnels travel south, connecting Aotea to the new Karangahape Station and north to the revitalised Britomart Station. Trains will run every 10 minutes to the west, east and south, and the design is future proofed for a North Shore line. Aotea Station is being designed in partnership with Mana Whenua as a reflection of the unique social, cultural and geographic history of it’s neighbourhood, while acknowledging the wider Auckland context. Entering the Aotea Station building from Wellesley Street West, you’ll notice hundreds of rods suspended from the ceiling representing
the stems of flax plants made into piupiu (cultural skirts). The undulations are a tribute to waters of the Waihorotiu stream that runs beneath Queen Street nearby. Within the station, the Matariki Constellation that marks the Maori new year is acknowledged with seven skylights providing natural light to the concourse. Internal walls feature a traditional woven pattern. Moving through the concourse, escalators and lifts provide accesss to the first floor offering a weather-proof connection to the two Victoria Street West entrances. A second set of lifts and escalators offers access to the station platform. When it opens in 2024, the CRL will enable Auckland’s rail network to double in capacity to carry up to 54,000 passengers an hour at peak times.