RAILWAY BOOKING FACILITIES.
The Railway Department announces , that commencing as from yesterday will* be possible for intending passengers to purchase their tickets and reserve seats or sleeping berths at any time prior to the commencement of their journey. Up to the present these preliminary travel arrangements could be made only during a restricted period of 14 days ahead of trajved date. The new system will become effective during the period of the issue of ’Xmas and New Year holiday excursion tickets and should px'ove a helpful factor towards eliminating the congestion inevitably asosciated with the handling of the heaviest holiday traffic of the yeair. The Department points out that the arrangement'is being introduced as a trial measure only and its permanent adoption is dependent on the extent to which it is used.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40034, 3 December 1929, Page 3
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132RAILWAY BOOKING FACILITIES. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40034, 3 December 1929, Page 3
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