Learn how the City Rail Link, CRL, will deliver a modern rail service that will transform how Aucklanders and visitors travel around the city.

Examine the engineering and architectural progress of the Auckland City Rail Link project.

Undertake a guided tour around the construction site at Maungawhau Station, Mt Eden.

Join descendants of the World War I New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company (1915 - 1918) in their enthusiasm for great engineering programmes of work.

Visit the Te Manawa City Rail Link Visitor Centre.

Observe how the current Western Line Mount Eden station forks into the new co-located underground station and tunnelled through-line towards Waitemata Station (Britomart) via Karanga-a-Hape and Te Waihorotiu (near Aotea Square and below Albert Street).

Discuss the engineering, design and planning challenges that were overcome throughout the project.

Tour guide

The Community Engagement Team from the Link Alliance.

All welcome

This Perimeter Tour event follows the Military Ceremony and Sappers Day 2024 event held from 10 am at Kāhui St David's Memorial Church, 70 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton, Auckland. You are welcome to attend either or both events.

Bookings essential

For safety management and planning purposes, please register your intention to attend. Some parts of the route are steep. We advise sturdy, non-slip shoes that cover your entire foot.

This is a guided perimeter tour of publicly accessible routes and observation points surrounding the building site. It is unlikely you will be guided into the underground tunnels.

Book Tickets

The living room of the NZ Engineers Tunnelling Company (1915-1918) below the ground. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. Unknown photographer (1917). PH-ALB-419-H354. Sourced from https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/heritage-records/new-zealand-engineers-tunnelling-company/