Te Waihorotiu railway station
Te Waihorotiu | |||||
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The Wellesley Street entrance nearing completion in December 2025 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Albert Street, Auckland CBD | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°50′58″S 174°45′47″E / 36.8494°S 174.7631°E | ||||
| System | Auckland Transport Urban rail | ||||
| Owned by | Auckland Transport | ||||
| Operated by | Auckland One Rail | ||||
| Lines | E-W East-West S-C South-City | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Bus routes | 8 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||
| Depth | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | AOT | ||||
| Fare zone | City | ||||
| Website | Auckland Transport | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opening | 2026 (planned) | ||||
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Te Waihorotiu railway station is a future underground station on the Auckland railway network, located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is situated on the North Island Main Trunk and will be served by the East-West (E-W) and South-City (S-C) lines when it opens in 2026 as part of the City Rail Link (CRL) project.
Planning for Te Waihorotiu dates back to 2010, when early plans for the CRL were first drawn up. Construction of the station did not officially commence until 2020. Numerous construction milestones were achieved throughout 2022 and 2023, including the connection of the station to the tunnels on both ends and to all three of its entrances. By 2025, construction of the station was largely complete, and it remains on track to open in 2026.
In early plans, Te Waihorotiu station was referred to as Aotea station. This was the case until 2023, when the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) assigned Te Waihorotiu as the official name of the railway station. The name was gifted by the CRL Mana Whenua Forum and refers to the Waihorotiu Stream, which is now covered and flows beneath Queen Street.