TRAINS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 271, 13 November 1909, Page 5

TRAINS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON.

A SECOJvD THROUGH EXPRESS. i IMPROVED SUBURBAN SERVICE. ; As a Tesult of careful consideration of tlie demands of the Auckland railway traffic during the summer season, a new timetable comes into force on 'the Ist of next month. It will be seen that efforts have been made by the Railway Department to remove several grounds for complaint about which strong representations have been made recently. One important feature of tine new arrangement of the service is that in several instances, besides providing additional facilities, the speed' of the trains will , be accelerated. The running of the suburban trains between Auckland and Onehunga ■will be accelerated, the average time of trains from Onehunga to Auckland to be 30 minutes and from Auckland to Onehunga 32 minutes. In order to facilitate "traffic as much as possible, a number of alterations are also .made in the goods trains service. Apparently the frequent demands that have been made for earlier morning trains to enable -workers: to reside outside of the city and yet get to woTk before 8 a.m. iia-ve not found favour with the Department. SUNDAY TRAINS. A new feature of the timetable is that on Sundays the 9 a.m. train from Auckland will run to Papatoetoe, returning at 9.50 p.m. This train will not, towever, run between Penrose and Onehunga. The 4.45 p.m. train from Auckland will also run to Papatoetoe instead of to Onehunga, and will return at 5.30 p.m.< There will not be any 10 a.m. train from Onehunga to Penrose, nor will the 4.5 p.m. train from Onehunga to Auckland, run. Apparently the Department recognise that the wants of Onehunga are now to a great extent catered for by the electric tramcar service, and is therefore attending to districts that have no such advantage. WEEK DAT TRAINS.* During December and January a second express will leave Auckland for Wellington daily (Sundays excepted) at 10.35 a.m., making the same stops between Auckland and Frankton as the Rotorua express, but taking passengers for the Main Trunk line and Wellington, reaching Wellngton about 7 a.m. next day. This train will take the place of the present 1.45 pjn. train between Frankton and Taumarunui, stopping at the principal stations between Frankton. and Taumarunui to pick up passengers. A second express will leave Wellingtonfor Auckland daily (except Saturdays) at about 8.40 p.*n., reaching Auckland at 4.40 p.m. next day—i.e.,- the train will leave Wellington on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, .Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights, reaching Auckland on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday afternoons. Thi-s train will take the place of the present 8.10 a.m. train from Taumarunui to Frankton, and will stop at the principal stations for passengers. The south-bound second express train ■will connect at Frankton with the express from Rotorua and Thames, and the north-bound train will connect at Frankton with the express for Rotorua and Thames. On the Kalpara line the 11.50 a.m. and 3.50 p.m. motor trains Auckland to Henderson will run five minutes later. The present 5.10 p.m. train Auckland to Henderson will leare Auckland at 5-15 p.m., reaching Henderson at 6.15 p.m., and the present 6.10 p.m. train from Auckland wil) leave Auckland at 6.15 p.m., reaching Henderson at 7.15 p.m. These trains will not wait at Newmarket for a following train from Auckland. Passengers there- ! t\>re from Auckland will reach their des- | tinatlon more quickly than at present, each of the trains taking an hour to run Instead of an hour and ten minutes. ! The present 3.20 p.m. Helensville-Auck-I land train will leave at 3.15 pjn., reaching Auckland at 5.47 p.m. The present 5.52 p.m. Henderson-Auck-land train will leave Henderson at 5.48 p.m., arriving Auckland five minutes earlier than at present. The present 10.20 a.m. Auckland-One-hunga train will leave at 10.14 a.m. The present 12.45 p.m. Auckland-Mer-cer goods train, with passenger car attached, will leave Auckland at 11.50 a-m. Passengers will require to travel from I Auckland by the 12.10 p.m. train, changI ing at PenroseThe present 1.10 p.m. train will leave Auckland at 1.13 p.m., running through to Fapatoetoe as well as to Onehunga, passengers for stations between Penrose and ' Papatoetoe changing at Penrose, j The present 4.5 p.m. Auckland-Onetunga ! train will leave at 4.8 p.m., arriving One--1 hunga one minute earlier than at present, i The present 5.0 p.m. train Auckland to i Penrose will leave at 5.8 p.m., arriving. ! Penrose six minutes later than at present. I The present 5.20 p.m. Auckland-One-bunga-Papatoetoe train will leave at 5.22 : p.m.. arriving Papatoetoe at 6.6 p.m. i Ah extra train will leave Auckland for : Mercer at 5.41 p.m., arriving Mercer 8.2 ! p.m. This train will not s#p between Auckland and Penrose. j The present 6.52 a.m. Papatoetoe-Auck-lnnd train will leave at 6.57 a.m., arriving i Auckland 7.45 a.m., same time as at preI sent. j The 7.55 a.m. Papatoetoe-Auckland I train will leave at 7.58 a.m., reaching j Auckland 5.48 a.m., as now. The present 6.50 a.m. Papatoetoe-Auck-land train will leave-Mercer at 6.45. a.m., and will not stop after leaving Penrose, arriving Auckland 9.5 a.m. instead of 9.30 a.m. The preseDt 9.15 a.m. train from Onehunga to Auckland will leave at 9.12 a.m., arriving Auckland 9.42 a.m., and the present 10.12 a.m. train from Onehunga. to Auckland will leave at 10.8 a-m. On Wednesday a connection for Otahuhu will be made at Penrose with the 9.0 a.m. train from Auckland. On Wednesdays and Saturdays a train will leave Papatoetoe for Auckland at 5.25 p.m., arriving Auckland 6.5 p.m. The present 6.25 p.m. Papatoetoe-Auck-land train will leave Papatoetoe at 6.20 p.m.. arriving Auckland 7.5 p.m. The present 2.30 p.m. Frankton-Te Kultl train will leave Frankton. at 3.0 p.m., run Ding half an hour later than at present.