RAILWAY TRAFFIC

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20088, 18 November 1930, Page 8

RAILWAY TRAFFIC

PASSENGERS IN CARNIVAL WEEK. DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR. Railway traffic during Carnival Week showed a considerably decrease on the figures for last year, although the number of passengers carried was heavy for tho four rats days, and on the trains which conveyed people from Christchurch during th© weekend. During the four clays' racing at Riccarton, a total of 3377 passengers travelled by train to tho racecourse as compared with 40*0 lor the satno four days last year—a drop of 1293. Tho separate figures tor the four clays were :—• 1930. 192!). Saturday ... 1032 IUU2 Monday ... 651 828 Wednesday ... 632 858 Saturday . ... H)l2 3 292 Totals ... 3377 4670 Passenger traffic on Friday, People's Day at the Show, was tho heaviest for any one single day during tho week, over 5000 people arriving at Christcmirch from all parts of Canterbury. On the saiiK! day 1500 came in from I'.vttclton. .Special trains were run to Addington on that day. carrying Gol passengers, as compared with IU7O last year. Several extra express trains were run during the week-end to convey passengers from Christchurch to various parts of the South Island. There

wore 400 on tlio first express south on Saturday morning, 20() on tho nitwit express on Sunday. 3-30 on the first express yesterday, and -2-30 at mid-day. An extra train to Timaru on Saturday was also filled. Over 200 visitors from Uio West Coast; returned by an extra express to Greymoutli yesterday morning.