EASTER TRAFFIC

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 153, 25 March 1938, Page 6

EASTER TRAFFIC

— —4 Railway Arrangements SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICES Easter’s late fall this year will uo doubt influence many more people than normally would have been the case iuto taking a short holiday away from home. Special preparations have been made by the Railways Department to cope with the expected volume of business, and officials have done everything possible to provide adequate and fast special passenger services. Main T'runk Services. On April 13, 14, 18, and 19, the daylight Limited express will leave Wellington for Auckland at 8.15 a.m., and on the same days the Auekland-to-Wel-lingtou daylight Limited will depart from Auckland at 8 a.m. Three extra expresses, leaving Wellington at 3.42 p.m., 7.40 p.m., and .10.7 p.m. will run from Wellington to Auckland on Thursday, April 14. Also on this day similar relief expresses will leave Auckland for "Wellington at 7.45 p.m., 8.45 p.m., and 9.25 p.m. At 7.40 p.m. on April 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 24, a special express will leave Wellington for Auckland, and similar relief expresses will leave Auckland for Wellington at 7.45 p.m. Wellington-New Plymouth. Relief trains for Wanganui will leave Wellington at 10.28 a.m. and 11 p.m. on April 14, and a special train connecting at Aramoho for IVangaiiui will depart at IL2O p.m. from "Wellington for New Plymouth. The New Ply--1 mouth-to-Wellington relief train running on this date will leave New Plymouth at 8 p.m., and will connect at Aramoho with trains to and from Wanganui. 21 similar special train connecting at Aramoho for Wanganui passengers will leave New Plymouth for "Wellington at 10.40 p.m. on April 18. Relief express trains for Wanganui will, leave Wellington at 10.2 S a.m. on April 15, 18 and 19. Similar relief express trains will leave Wanganui for Wellington at 12.40 p.m. on April 14, 15, 18 and 19. Wellington-Napier. On April 14, 15, 18 and 19 relief express trains will leave Wellington for Napier at 9.55 a.m. and a similar relief express will leave Napier for Wellington at 8.55 a.m. An additional passenger train will depart from Wellington for Napier at 11.48 p.m. on April 14, and on the same day a special train will leave Napier at 9.50 p.m. for Wellington. Another passenger train to Napier will leave "Wellington at 12.10 a.m. on April 15. On the 14th and 18th the usual 4.24 p.m. Napier-Palmerston North passenger train will connect with - a special passenger train leaving Palmerston North for "Wellington at 9.45 p.m. Relief passenger trains will leave Wellington for Palmerston North and Levin at 5.22 p.m. and 6.0 p.m., on Thursday, April 14. On the 18th a special passenger train for Napier will leave Wellington at 5.10 p.m. Wellington-Woodville. The special arrangements for the Wellington-Masterton-Wood ville service include relief trains leaving Wellington for "Woodville at 4.32 p.m. on April 14, "Wellington for Masterton at 4.32 p.m. and 9.20 p.m, on the 14th, 8.55 a.m.- and 4.15 p.m. on the 15th, and 8.43 a.m. and 4.32 p.m. on the 16th and 18th. Special trains for Wellington will leave Masterton at 6 p.m. on April 14, 7.40 a.m. on the 15th, 7.40 a.m., 4.25 p.m. and 5.35 p.m. on the 16th, 7.40 a.m., 12.30 p.m., 4.17 p.m. and 6.15 p.m, on the 18th. Road Services. The ordinary time-table for the road services to Wanganui will operate throughout the holiday period except on Good Friday, when the following services will run:—Leave "Wellington at 9 a.m. and 5.45 p.m. for "Wanganui; "Wanganui fo r Wellington at 12.45 p.m. and 6.0 p.m. The usual M’ellington sight-Seelng service will run daily at 2 p.m., and on April 15, 17 and .18 an additional tour will run from the Government Buildings at 10 a-m-Record Traffic Expected At Napier Dominion Special Service. Napier, March 24. Napier is going to receive its full share of the heavy traffic expected at tourist resorts throughout the Dominion during the Easter holidays. Inquiries made at the Government Tourist Bureau to-day show that Napier can expect a record holiday period. Hotel bookings are already exceptionally heavy at all of the Napier hotels, but it is probable that a large number of visitors will not be accommodated in hotels but on wheels and under canvas at the Napier motor camp. It is impossible to estimate even roughly the number of camping parties which will visit the district, but judging by the number of motorists accommodated at the camp during the last Christmas vacation, the camp will be well filled next month. Special transport services are being arranged for the holiday period to carry tourists to Napier. 'The two main attractions being arranged are the Spillane football tiuruament and the festival of the competitions society. 'The competitions were to have been held in the. new municipal theatre this year, blit a delay in the completion of the building lias caused a change in plans and a hall has now been engaged. "Work is proceeding rapidly on the Esplanade improvements, and the council hopes to have a considerable amount of work done before the holiday season.