HOLIDAY TRAVEL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 10

HOLIDAY TRAVEL

good passenger traffic TRAINS WELL PATRONISED MANY VISITORS TO CITY Passenger railway traffic from Auckland during the Easter holidays so far has been greater than that experienced at the opening of the Easter vacation last year, all the expresses and special trains from Auckland on Thursday having been heavily patronised. The scene at the station on Thursday afternoon and evening, when the majority of Aucklanclers who arc travelling by rail left the city, was equal to tho busiest period experienced in normal times. The rush commenced with tho express which left for Wellington at 3 p.m. on Thursday. This consisted of 13 cars and two vans, but notwithstanding the extra carriages which had been provided, tho train was crowded. There were not so many passengers on tho daylight limited, which carried only a fair complement, 'but the limited express in tho evening and tho extra train for Wellington which followed a short time later were both full. Ilotorua proved a poP. ul " a "™ Sand the special express which left Aucklam for ltotorua and lauranga ■ nm. on Thursday being well filled, while tho expresses which were despatched at tho normal tune yesterday morning also drew good Peonage Many peoplo who did not travel afield were passengers on special excursion suburban trains yesterday tho two excursions from Auckland to Helensville in particular proving popular. The special ox press to Upua oil Thursday evening was also a success from the Railway Department's viewThere was a large influx of visitors to Auckland bv rail, the live expresses which left Wellington on Thursday all being well filled. The daylight limited express which arrived here late on Thursday evening picked up a large number of passengers in the King Country, while on the limited express in the evening and the first special train to arrive yesterday, all the accommodation was utilised. On the special express a large number of southern university students coming to tho tournament accounted for a great proportion of the traffic, a further number of students arriving on the later special train, which reached Auckland at 1.30 p.m. yesterday. This train also drew many passengers from the King Country and Frankton Junction. To-day is expected to be a quiet day, ns few visitors will be leaving Auckland so early,,and there are not likely to be many arrivals. Only a normal express service is being maintained on all lines. Bookings have been iairlv light for tomorrow, the next busy period which is anticipated being Monday evening, when three expresses will be despatched for the South. Bookings have not been very numerous for the daylight limited express on that day, but the demand for seats on all three night trains has been steady. Tho trend of traffic on service-car routes has been similar to that experienced on the railways, the greatest demand being for seats on cars leaving Auckland on Thursday evening and yesterday morning.