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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 2 (June 1, 1932)
Lyttelton to Christchurch Line
Lyttelton to Christchurch Line
| No. | Value. | |||
| Passengers | 91,595 | £6,453 | 12 | 4 |
| Goods—Up (Tons) | 27,890 | 7,485 | 7 | 8 |
| Goods—Down (Tons) | 17,752 | 6,086 | 6 | 7 |
| Total Revenue | £20,025 | 6 | 7 |
The passenger traffic for the month of January, 1868, was 16,466 passengers, value £1,183. (This included the bookings to the first Lyttelton Regatta.) The traffic from 9th to 31st December (inclusive) was 12,061 passengers, value £866 4s. 10d. These were the two busiest months of the period under review.
The tonnage included 17,325 tons of merchandise, 9,862 coal, 5,810 timber, 2,047 wool and 10,598 grain.
Parcels and luggage are included in the passenger revenue, and storage and other sundries in the goods revenue.
| No. | Value. | |||
| Passengers | 19,380 | £3,270 | 2 | 8 |
| Goods—Up (Tons) | 11,247 | 4,134 | 2 | 10 |
| Goods—Down (Tons) | 1,756 | 1,040 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Revenue | £8,444 | 12 | 0 |
(During the month of January a race meeting at Riccarton race-course was held, when about 5,000 extra passengers were carried.)
The tonnage included in the above table was largely made up of wool and grain from country stations.
The total railway revenue for the eleven months was therefore £28,469 18s. 7d.