Henderson Station upgrade
We're improving Henderson Station as part of our City Rail Link project.
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Project details
Start date
October 2024End date
June 2026Location
HendersonTransport involved
TrainOverview
We're building a third platform and additional tracks at Henderson Station.
This will enable more frequent and reliable train services as part of City Rail Link (CRL).
Construction started in October 2024 and will continue to late June 2026.
We're building a new:
- third platform
- emergency exit bridge at the southern end of the station
- staff facility building.
The new third platform will allow us to turn some trains around at the end of service.
We'll keep two through-tracks available for trains travelling to and from Swanson. It will also enable new train connections to more places.
We're also improving:
- track layout
- overhead lines
- signalling equipment
- track drainage
- station lifts and escalators.
Works will mostly take place on weekends and holiday periods during scheduled rail network closures.
Latest updates
Platform numbers at Henderson Station are changing. From Tuesday 2 June 2026, Platform 2 will change to Platform 3. West-bound trains will still depart from this platform.
There is no change to customers’ journey or destination, only the platform number is changing.
The new Platform 2 is not yet open for customers and will remain closed until later in 2026, when the City Rail Link timetable is introduced.
This renumbering helps prepare Henderson Station for its upgraded layout, including a new third platform and extra track capacity.
These upgrades will support more frequent, more reliable train services and new connections for west Auckland when City Rail Link opens.
The new station layout at Henderson will support future City Rail Link services, including the Onehunga-West Line service to Henderson in off-peak hours.
We know changes like this can be confusing at first, and we’ll have updated signage and information in place to help customers find the right platform.
Project background
The Henderson Station third platform project is part of a complete rail network upgrade programme.
CRL and the network upgrades will give Aucklanders a better-connected public transport network. Train services will be faster, more frequent and more reliable.
Henderson Station will help make western line journeys faster when the CRL and the upgraded rail network open in 2026.
When CRL opens, trains will run every 8 minutes during the peak.
Passengers travelling from Henderson will be able to reach the new Te Waihorotiu Station (by the Aotea Centre) in just 35 minutes.
To make these changes, Henderson Station will get a big upgrade. A new platform and extra tracks will give trains more space to stop, turn around, and let people on and off.
When CRL is built:
- trains will run every 4 to 5 minutes at peak through the central city (up to 16 trains per hour)
- trains will run every 8 minutes at peak on the Western Line
- journeys from Henderson to the new Te Waihorotiu Station in the central city will be 35 minutes (saving 24 minutes on the current journey)
- an additional 50% capacity will be added to the current rail network
- twice as many people will be within 30 minutes of Auckland city centre
- there will be easier connections between more parts of Auckland.