RAILWAY SERVICE

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 101, 30 March 1925, Page 5

RAILWAY SERVICE

ALTERATIONS TO TIME-TABLE

CONSIDERABLE LOCAL BENEFITS

Tho railway time-table alterations which came into force to-day are calculated to benafit Palmerston North travellers considerably. There bus been a genoral speeding up of the New Plymouth and Napier expresses, which, although in some cases it has entuiled cutting out minor stops, promises to give a large measure of general satisfaction. The Auckland limited and ordinary expresses are practically unalterel. Express time between Wellington and Palmerston North is now under three hours in nearly every case. The early mo rning rain to Wellington known as “Field’ express, is not altered, though the p service leaves Wellington at 5.40 p.m. instead of 5.55 p.m., arriving at Palmerston North at 9.40 p.m. Tho 7.10 a.m. mixed train frem P linerston -North for Wellington is cancelled. The southbound Napier expres; will leave here at 1.8 p.m. instead if 2.5 p.m., and is speeded up on the distance to tho Empire City, where t will arrive at 4.16 p.m. Passenge -s by this train lor Taranaki w.ll be enabled to make comfortable connection at Palmerston North with the New Plymouth express. The New Plyi outh to Wellington express will arrivt a quarter of an hour earlier at Palim rston North and will reach Wellingtoi at 6.3 p.m. instead of 6.50.p.m. NEW EXPRESS FOl PALMERSTON NORT [. Palmerston North 1 ill be served by a new express fron Wellington arriving hero at noon, bringing a mail car and passengers : :om stations en route desiring to co meet with the New Plymouth and Napier expresses. The Wellington-Naj. er express is accelerated. It arrive here at 12.15 p.m. and will cross tlio south-bound Napier at Whakarom o. The Wellington ti New Plymouth ijin.il does not now eave Wellington till 10.5 a.m., i.nd ai fives at Palmerston North at 12.50 >.m.. The morning train from Paekal ariki to Palmerston North is speeded up and arrives here at 9.53 instead <:■ ’ 10.45. School children returning so tli in the afternoon will bo ab.e to atcli a fast passenger train for W llington, leaving Palmerston North at 3.45 p.m., whereas formerly they wer obliged to wait till 5.10 p.m. " The afternoon train from Wellington whii i used to arrive here at 3.10 p.m. wi 1 now do so at 3.33 p.m. The old 11.30 a.m. tram for Woodville will no x depart from Palmerston North at 11.54 a.m. A number of alter; tions to minor trains have been etfecti 1, including the Palmerston North-W tngunui train, which will leave her' at 12.10 p.m. instead of 12.30.