New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 83

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✨ Railway Fares and Conditions



  1. Special Excursion Tickets--continued
Miles First Class Second Class Miles First Class Second Class Miles First Class Second Class
280 $14.35 $10.45 410 $20.80 $14.95 560 $28.35 $20.50
285 $14.60 $10.60 420 $21.40 $15.30 570 $28.95 $20.80
290 $14.95 $11.00 430 $21.90 $15.75 580 $29.30 $21.15
295 $15.15 $11.10 440 $22.40 $16.20 590 $29.80 $21.50
300 $15.35 $11.25 450 $22.90 $16.45 600 $30.30 $21.85
310 $15.85 $11.50 460 $23.50 $16.85 610 $31.10 $22.15
320 $16.25 $11.90 470 $23.85 $17.20 620 $31.45 $22.60
330 $16.60 $12.35 480 $24.35 $17.45 630 $31.95 $22.95
340 $17.35 $12.50 490 $24.95 $17.80 640 $32.45 $23.20
350 $17.70 $12.80 500 $25.35 $18.35 650 $32.90 $23.75
360 $18.20 $13.30 510 $25.85 $18.65 660 $33.45 $24.05
370 $18.70 $13.60 520 $26.45 $19.00 670 $33.95 $24.30
380 $19.30 $13.85 530 $26.95 $19.35 680 $34.45 $24.75
390 $19.80 $14.40 540 $27.45 $19.60 690 $34.85 $25.00
400 $20.30 $14.65 550 $27.95 $20.05 700 $35.25 $25.55

Fares for distances exceeding 700 miles will be computed by adding to the fare for 700 miles the fare at the foregoing scale, or at the scale for ordinary fares (section 2) where cheaper, for the additional mileage involved.

  1. Reserved for Future Use

  2. Fares--(a) Second-class return journey fares will be as follows:

Miles Not Exceeding Day Excursion Stop Over
Adults Children
Under 15 Years Under 15 Years
4 $0.22 $0.09
8 $0.29 $0.14
12 $0.36 $0.22
16 $0.51 $0.29
20 $0.64 $0.35
25 $0.79 $0.43
30 $0.94 $0.51
35 $1.00 $0.57
40 $1.08 $0.64
45 $1.21 $0.72
50 $1.35 $0.79
55 $1.44 $0.87
60 $1.50 $0.87
65 $1.57 $0.94
70 $1.65 $1.00
75 $1.78 $1.00
80 $1.86 $1.08
85 $1.94 $1.08
90 $2.08 $1.16
95 $2.15 $1.16
100 $2.29 $1.21
For every additional 5 miles or fraction thereof $0.14 $0.07

(b) First-class fares--The above fares will be increased by 50 percent in each case where first-class travel is involved.

  1. Conditions--(a) The department reserves the right to decline to carry parties at the above rates by express trains or railcars when accommodation is limited.

(b) In the case of picnics, the organising body must undertake the sale of tickets and be responsible for their value.

(c) Applications for concession travel in terms of this section are to be made to the District Traffic Manager or Chief Stationmaster not less than 3 days before the date of travel in the case of small parties and not less than 2 weeks in the case of large excursions.

  1. The General Manager may also authorise, for any other purpose, the issue of day excursion tickets at the stop-over fares provided in paragraph 3 hereof. Such tickets will be available for use only on the day authorised.

  2. Tickets issued under this section will not be available for break of journey.



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🚂 Special Excursion Tickets and Fares Table (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway fares, Special excursion tickets, Fares table, Return journey tickets, First class fares, Second class fares, Conditions of travel, Day excursion tickets

🚂 Reserved for Future Use

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🚂 Second-class return journey fares and conditions for excursion tickets

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway fares, Second class, Return journey, Day excursion, Stop over, Adults, Children, Conditions, Organising body, Ticket sales, District Traffic Manager, Chief Stationmaster, Concession travel, Express trains, Railcars