Te Waihorotiu railway station, also known as Aotea railway station, is an under construction underground railway station in
Auckland
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, New Zealand. It is due to open in 2024 as part of the
City Rail Link
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project. It is expected to become the busiest rail station in New Zealand when opened, and will serve the
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,
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and
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.
Layout
Te Waihorotiu station will be located 15 metres underground, built between Albert Street, Wellesley Street, Victoria Street and Bledisloe Lane. Construction commenced in September 2019.
NZ City Rail Link commences next stage of construction
''Rail Express'' 6 February 2020
Construction gallery
File:Aotea Station under construction from Albert St 2022.02.15.jpg, Te Waihorotiu railway station trench seen from Albert Street
File:Aotea Station under construction from Wellesley St 2022.02.15.jpg, Te Waihorotiu railway station trench seen from Wellesley Street
References
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Railway stations located underground
Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024