New Zealand Gazette – 1973 – No. 112

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✨ Rail Fares and Conditions



PASSENGERS

  1. Conditions--(a) Silver Star tickets will not be transferable, and will not be available for break of journey.
    (b) Passengers who hold tickets must claim their berths not later than 1 hour after the departure of the train from the station at which they are booked to join the train.

  2. Ordering and Allotment of Berths and Cabins--(a) Roomette cabins or twinette berths. Berths or cabins may be reserved at any station where there is an officer in charge, or at authorised booking agencies. The department reserves the right to cancel trains and alter train timetables without notice, and reservations of berths or cabins will be made subject to such cancellation or alteration.
    (b) Application for the reservation of berths or cabins will be received as under:
    (i) At the station from which the train commences its journey--not later than 1 hour before the timetable time of departure of the train from the starting station.
    (ii) At other stations or offices--not later than 2½ hours before the timetable time of departure of the train from the original starting station.
    (c) When a passenger books a berth or cabin, the station at which he will join the train must be stated. If the passenger later desires to join at a different station, he must notify the original joining station before the train arrives there.
    (d) The department reserves to itself the right to reallot a berth or cabin which has been reserved and has not been claimed by the passenger within 1 hour after the departure of the train from the station for which the berth or cabin was reserved, or in any case in which the notice specified in the preceding paragraph is not given.
    (e) The department will as far as possible adhere to its original allotment of berths or cabins, but reserves the right to change the allotment in order to distribute the available berths or cabins to the best advantage or for any other reason considered by the department to be sufficient.

  3. Cancellation of Berths or Cabins--Passengers who desire to cancel berths or cabins previously paid for may be permitted to do so, and provided application for refund or transfer is made not later than 4 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of train from the starting station, will be granted a refund less the deduction prescribed in section 37, or a transfer if required.

PASSENGERS

  1. Special Fares for Silver Fern Railcar Services

  2. Fares--The following fares will be charged for travel on Silver Fern railcar services on the North Island main trunk route:

Palmers-ton North Marton Taihape National Park Taumarunui Te Kuiti Frankton Auckland
$ Wellington 3.05 3.50 5.05 6.80 7.85 9.45 10.65 13.30
$ Palmerston Nth - 1.10 2.65 4.25 5.25 6.65 7.85 10.55
$ Marton 1.10 - 1.70 3.40 4.25 5.85 7.35 9.80
$ Taihape 2.65 1.70 - 2.35 3.05 4.25 5.65 8.35
$ National Park 4.25 3.40 2.35 - 1.30 2.90 3.95 6.50
$ Taumarunui 5.25 4.25 3.05 1.30 - 1.95 3.05 5.45
$ Te Kuiti 6.65 5.85 4.25 2.90 1.95 - 1.60 4.00
$ Frankton 7.85 7.35 5.65 3.95 3.05 1.60 - 3.05

  1. Return Journeys will be charged twice the single journey fare.

  2. Children under 4 years of age in the charge of a responsible person travel free; 4 years of age and under 15 years of age half the above fares computed to the next 5 cents.

Note--Concession tickets, ordinary tickets, and tickets at reduced fares will not be available on Silver Fern railcar services.



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🚂 Conditions for Silver Star Sleeper Train Services (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Passenger conditions, Silver Star Sleeper, Berth reservations, Cancellation policy

🚂 Special Fares for Silver Fern Railcar Services

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Passenger fares, Silver Fern Railcar, North Island, Fare table, Wellington, Auckland, Children fares, Concessions