Auckland Power Feeds

We are working to upgrade the Auckland Metro Network to ensure it is ready for when the City Rail Link opens and more electric trains are running. Adding more power feeds in Auckland will increase the networks resilience and allow for future growth of the wider network.

To complement the existing power feeds at Penrose and Westfield, we have built a new power feed in West Auckland. Once the testing and commissioning has been completed, it will allow for smaller sections of the network to be shut down while we complete maintenance works, reducing disruption, and provides back up to ensure passenger trains can continue to run if another power feed is offline.

We have built the Western Power Feed, near Glen Eden station by Singer Park. Constuction begun in January 2024 and we are currently in the testing and commissioning phase.

The project will take 33 kV power from Transpower’s Hepburn Road Substation via Vector underground cables to the new KiwiRail Powerfeed site. 

New Static Frequency Converter technology (SFC) is being used for the first time instead of conventional transformers. Using this new technology allows us to convert the 33kV power to the 25kVpower we use to power electric trains. It will enable increased train frequency without major upgrades to our existing infrastructure.

We expect the new power feed to be fully operational in 2025.