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Tom Baker, Professor of Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

‘We can have beautiful things!’ Why Auckland’s City Rail Link is about much more than trains

Interior of Karanga-a-Hape station. Auckland Transport, CC BY-NC-ND

After nearly a decade and with a budget of NZ$5.493 billion, expectations for Auckland’s City Rail Link are high ahead of its September 13 opening.

The twin 3.45-kilometre tunnels, which will expand the central city’s public transport options and optimise the surrounding rail network, is a transformative piece of infrastructure. That alone is significant.

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