Railway Fare Adjustments




2 OCTOBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2865

PASSENGERS

  1. Special Fares for Silver Star Sleeper Train Services.
    This section is hereby revoked and the following substituted:

  2. Reserved for Future Use.

  3. Special Fares for Silver Fern Railcar Services
    This section is hereby revoked and the following new section substituted:

  4. Special Fares for Silver Fern Railcar Services

  5. (a) Fares—The following fares will be charged for travel on Silver Fern railcar services on the North Island main trunk route:

Palmerston North Marton Taihape Waiouru Ohakune National Park Taumarunui Te Kuiti Hamilton Papakura Auckland
Wellington $ 7.35 $ 9.40 $ 12.55 $ 14.30 $ 15.50 $ 16.85 $ 19.10 $ 22.55 $ 25.50 $ 30.15 $ 31.50
Palmerston North .. $ 3.20 $ 6.35 $ 8.10 $ 9.30 $ 10.60 $ 12.90 $ 16.35 $ 19.25 $ 23.95 $ 25.30
Marton .. .. $ 4.30 $ 6.05 $ 7.25 $ 8.55 $ 10.85 $ 14.30 $ 17.25 $ 21.90 $ 23.20
Taihape .. .. .. $ 2.85 $ 4.05 $ 5.40 $ 7.65 $ 11.10 $ 14.05 $ 18.70 $ 20.00
Waiouru .. .. .. .. $ 2.30 $ 3.65 $ 5.90 $ 9.35 $ 12.40 $ 17.00 $ 18.35
Ohakune .. .. .. .. .. $ 2.45 $ 4.70 $ 8.15 $ 11.15 $ 15.80 $ 17.15
National Park .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 3.40 $ 6.85 $ 9.80 $ 14.50 $ 15.80
Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 4.60 $ 7.55 $ 12.20 $ 13.55
Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 4.10 $ 8.75 $ 10.10
Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 5.85 $ 7.15

(b) Class 1 War Pensioners—On presentation of the appropriate free pass Class 1 War Pensioners (and accompanying attendants) will be entitled to travel free.

(c) Children, Eligible Beneficiaries, *Class 2 War Pensioners, Blind Persons holding concession identity cards, and attendants accompanying blind persons:

Palmerston North Marton Taihape Waiouru Ohakune National Park Taumarunui Te Kuiti Hamilton Papakura Auckland
Wellington $ 3.70 $ 4.70 $ 6.30 $ 7.15 $ 7.75 $ 8.45 $ 9.55 $ 11.30 $ 12.75 $ 15.10 $ 15.75
Palmerston North .. $ 1.60 $ 3.20 $ 4.05 $ 4.65 $ 5.30 $ 6.45 $ 8.20 $ 9.65 $ 12.00 $ 12.65
Marton .. .. $ 2.15 $ 3.05 $ 3.65 $ 4.30 $ 5.45 $ 7.15 $ 8.65 $ 10.95 $ 11.60
Taihape .. .. .. $ 1.45 $ 2.05 $ 2.70 $ 3.85 $ 5.55 $ 7.05 $ 9.35 $ 10.00
Waiouru .. .. .. .. $ 1.15 $ 1.85 $ 2.95 $ 4.70 $ 6.20 $ 8.50 $ 9.20
Ohakune .. .. .. .. .. $ 1.25 $ 2.35 $ 4.10 $ 5.60 $ 7.90 $ 8.60
National Park .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 1.70 $ 3.45 $ 4.90 $ 7.25 $ 7.90
Taumarunui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 2.30 $ 3.80 $ 6.10 $ 6.80
Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 2.05 $ 4.40 $ 5.05
Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 2.95 $ 3.60

*The above fares must be paid for by applicants and are not to be debited to the Department of Social Welfare.

  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.

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🚂 Alterations to the Scales of Charges Upon the New Zealand Government Railways—Amendment No. 24 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 September 1979
Railway, Charges, Scale, Alterations, Amendment, Fares, Passengers