NEW TIME-TABLE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 5

NEW TIME-TABLE.

-• Second, main trunk express ■iV VV:;.; TIME-TABLE. :..; ; 7 ; :, ." '■.■'.. As,previously notified the.nw eammer;:jtimejfable;of .'the''"'.Government railway ! cornea. into operation to-day. Incidental to-'this-is the , running -of-a second express over the Main" Trunk line between 'Wellington: and Auckland. ; This tram is ■.■': to leave Wellinstai at 9.10 p.m., PalmereV ton North, 12,47"a.m.; Marton, 2.3 a.m.; Taihape, 4.9 a.m.; Ohakune, 6.20 a.m.; arriving |in Auckland at 4.12 p.m. Tho '.-',-Napier'train/ which is to connect.with this;expre3S .at Palmerston; North is .:scheduled ,to leave at 3 p.m.'-Tho extra '.'. express .will leave Wellington every-day '•. except; Saturdays.;::..: ;.;;V ... :..-.- ['■_ • Tho second express will.leaye Auokland bt->v11.55 ■ a.m.j'V. Ohakune at. ,10.25 \p.iDiV Woibru at 11.22 p.m.; Tai- : hape"at. 12.28.p.m.; Marton, 2.10 aim.-; • Palmeraton,''3.ls a.m.; arriving at_ Wellington at 6.50 a.m. This-train will aririve in Wellington onevery day of the ;'-.' Mondays excepted. ■-■■. . . ; .. .'■ '■■ i The.extra.express on.tho Main Trunk ■■■•.- jirie:will mean a considerable diminution .'■ in the timo occupied by the. journey ; from • .'■'■ .Wellington to'RotoTua. . Under: the one ■'■■ fccpress. per. day arrangement:- Wellington . jwas': placed at:a considerable disadvantage '■'■'■ tin- respect to this service on. account of :.;fthe long wait which had. to.be made either '■'■:■■ bt Taumarunui or Frankton, the complete ■•.'. journeyoccupying '80 hours. "■■■< With the ■■■'■'■■.• second i. . express : leavinir ■.-. at... 9.10 ' p.m., ■/ ;through7passengei3itb';Eotorua will'.only.; V 'experience. a wait; of; an ..hour '■ and a- half ■ at.Franktoh,)'and w>ll , be able to do. the :', trip-in 20. hours*) minutes,.a {saving, in. time pf nearly, ten hours. :' Similarly, the 'journey between'Eotorua arid Wellington . will.be reduced from .30 hours 42 minutes to. ;21:.houre. 20 'minutes, "a-savinsr of 9 • : '.lours''22 minutes;. Leaviflg.Wellington, at .v, 9.10 p.m. travellers; will .reach Rotorua ■■- at.':s.so.;p.m.;the;next:day, and 'leaving ■; Rotorua at 9.30 a.m. passengers will arrive ■■"!;' here at.6.So,a.mi:the,:next day; : .