HEAVY RAILWAY TRAFFIC

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22618, 5 January 1937, Page 10

HEAVY RAILWAY TRAFFIC

EXTRA TRAIN SERVICES NINE EXPRESSES DEPART The rush of after-holiday railway traffic, which created one of the busiest periods on record at the Auckland railway station during the week-end, did not show any signs of decrease jesterday. Approximately 6000 passengers travelled to and from the city during tho day by ordinary and special relief expresses north and south. . Nearly 2500 of this number travelled on the Main Trunk line, including 1340 outward and 1070 inward. Traffic is expected to decline to-day, and by tho end of the week it should be back to normal. Four full trains arrived from tho South yesterday, carrying altogether 1.300 passengers for Auckland. The first, from New Plymouth, brought 230, and tho Wellington expresses transported 430 on the early train, 330 011 the limited, and 310 on tho daylight limited, arriving about 11 p.m. Heavilytaxed trains also arrived from Rotorua, Taneatua, Morrinsvillc and Whangarei, conveying in all about 1720 passengers. Nine expresses loft Auckland yesterday with 2810 passengers, of whom 1340 were for Wellington and way stations. The daylight and afternoon expresses took 220 and 400 passengers respectively, and the limited express 300. There was »o separate express to New Plymouth last night, but two special trains in tlw evening left with 320 and 100 passengers respectively. There were 420 011 board two trains for Whangarei. while the Taneatua express carried 500 passengers. r l lie Potoiua express was a particularly large train, with about 580 passengers. The daylight limited express ran for the last time yesterday and the usual train services will begin again to-day. ]t is likely that some extra trains will bavo to be put on to cope with the week-end holiday traffic.