EASTER TRAFFIC

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 88, 15 April 1933, Page 7

EASTER TRAFFIC

TRAINS WELL PATRONISED.

ROTORUA POPULAR RESORT .

The volume of railway passenger traffic to and from Auckland during Thursday and Friday has been exceptionally heavy—heavier, the officials state dto-day, than that for the corresponding period last year. Despite depression, people are taking advantage of the weather to enjoy the Kaster vacation, and the [Railway Department's takings are up. Thursday afternoon's express left with, twelve cars and one sleeper, having a total of only a little under 450 pas j sengers; 70 of whom travelled first-class. The 7 p.m. express left with five cars and two sleeprs, carrying a total of 230 passengers. The 7.40 p.m. limited car-, ried a total of 474 passengers in its 12 carriages, and of this number 60 were first-class. The Eotorua express, which drew out from the station at 10.15 on Thursday night, had ten cars carrying 352 passengers, 44 of whom travelled first-class. The Tauranga express, which left, at 10.25 p.m., carried 215 passengers in its six cars. On Friday, the afternoon express left with seven cars well filled. The express last night left with its usual six carriages and van, carrying about 160 passengers. The Eotorua train at 10.10 yesterday morning left here with a complement of 340 passengers, 60 of whom travelled first-class. The 9.8 a.m. Tauranga train carried 270 passengers from Auckland. The 8.40 a.m. train to Opua had 300 passengers. This morning's express, which left at 8.40, had seven carriages pretty well filled, and the 10.10 a.m. Eotorua express to-day left with eight cars well patronised. The Tauranga train this morning had eight cars, all well filled. Eotorua has, sa far, been particularly well patronised, and the trains to there were considerably longer than usual. The incoming trains from the South have brought similar complements to those on the South-bound expresses. As is usually the case, things were comparatively quiet at the booking office to-day, and only a few passengers left for the South by the express this afternoon.