For Railway Passengers Guidance.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 April 1910, Page 4

For Railway Passengers Guidance.

—* SUMMARY OF THE NEW TIME TABLE. Tho Alterations and amendments to the railway time table have reduced many a citizen to tho state of John Jones, costermonger, some time of London, made illustrious by a song writer who sang of him that "since Jack Jones camo into a little bit of oof 'e diumo where o' arel" Tho experiences of varying time tables during the past three or four months have left dubious impressions in the minds of citizens, and quito a number have missed their passages through confusing last month's times with those of tho present. No doubt there will be general appreciation felt for tho subjoined summary of train times, which will be printed in "The Chronicle" from day to day, until familiarity cures tho present doubtfulness with which residents in various localities aio afflicted.

Some of tlio above -trains will stop at intermediate stations, such ns Tokomaru,. Oh.au, Manaknu, To Horo, etc.; but there aro some which do not. Residents should acquaint themselves with the trains which do stop at their particular stations.

As previously mentioned, there are several wayside stations at which one or more of the above trains will stop whenever passengers desire to ho set down or taken np. Local residents may ascertain" which are the trains which cater for their towns, and may then work out, from the above figures, the time which the strain will take to travel from the station immediately preceding. The Auckland express readies Palmerstoiii, from the North, at 12.40 p.m. and arrives at Thorndon at 4.7 p.m. The Auckland. express leaves Thorndon at 12.15 p.m. and roadies Palmers ton at 3.135 p.m.

NEW PLYMOUTH-THORNDON TRAIN. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Palmerston 7.0 12.15 2.43 3.37 5.0 Tokomaru ... ... * * * * Maker ua ... ... — — .— * Shannon 8.5 2.0 3.28 4.16 6.12 Koputaroa ... ... * * .— * Levin 8.39 2.40 3.52 4.42 6.47 Ohau ... ... * * — * * Manakau ... ... * * * — * Otaki 9.25 3.25 4.21 5.13 7.45 Te Horo ... ... :f * — * * Waikanae ... ... "* * — * * Paekakariki ... ... 10.33 4.30 5.0 5.57 S.55 Wellington ... ... 12.13 2.30 (3.22 7.23 10.45 '* Stops when requested.

FROM WELLINGTON. a.m. a.m. a. pi. a.m. p.m. Thorndon. ... ••• — 7.45 9.10 9.30 4.15 Paekakariki 6.40 9.7 10.36 11.15 6.2 AVaikanae ... * * — 11.50 * Te Horo — * * Otaki 7.50 9.52 11.20 12.20 7.0 Manakau — * * Ohan * — Levin ... ... 8.50 10.23 11.50 1.5 7.44 Koputaroa ... ... * * ' — * * Shannon 9.30 10.48 12.11 1.56 8.14 Makerna ... ... * — — * * Tokomaru ... ... * * * * * Palmerston (arrive) ... 10.45 11.32 12.58 3.10 9.5 * Stops wlieu requested.