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List of railway stations in Jamaica

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Looking out of Kingston railway terminus along the permanent way from near the buffers.

Allrailway stations in Jamaica closed in October 1992 when passenger traffic abruptly ceased.[1] They are here listed by branch and distance fromKingston.[2] In some cases, elevation (height above sea level) is also shown.[3] TheJamaica Railway Corporation resumed operating passenger services in July 2011, before ending them again in August 2012 due to financial difficulties.[4]

Map of the Jamaica railway system at its pre-bauxite peak c1945.

Kingston to Montego Bay main line

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Main article:Kingston to Montego Bay railway

There were 22 stations and 17 halts a halt being a flag stop.:[5][6]

Spanish Town to Ewarton branch line

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Main article:Spanish Town to Ewarton railway

There were 4 stations and 5 halts:[6][11]

Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line

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Main article:Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway

There were 13 stations and 15 halts:[12]

  • Bog Walk Station (Branch Junction)
  • Crawle Halt formerly New Works[13]
  • Riversdale Station formerly Natural Bridge Station[7]
  • Harewood Halt
  • Darling Spring Halt
  • Troja Station
  • Troja Halt
  • Richmond Station
  • Highgate Station formerly Orange River Station[7]
  • Baughs Halt
  • Esher Station
  • Albany Station formerly Moore Hall Station[7]
  • Belfield Halt
  • Grays Inn Halt
  • Fort George Halt
  • Annotto Bay Station
  • Fort Stewart Halt
  • Windsor Castle Halt
  • Buff Bay Station
  • Spring Garden Halt
  • Orange Bay Station
  • Hope Bay Station
  • Robertson's Halt
  • Saint Margaret's Bay Station
  • Snow Hill Halt
  • Passley Gardens Halt
  • Norwich Halt
  • Fuschia
  • Port Antonio Station (Terminus)

Linstead to New Works branch line

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Main article:Linstead to New Works railway

There must have been at least 2 stations on this three mile branch line:[14]

  • Linstead Station (Branch Junction)
  • New Works Station (Terminus)

May Pen to Frankfield branch line

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Main article:May Pen to Frankfield railway

There were 10 stations and halts on the line c1973.[15] More recent references[6] mention only nine. The line closed in 1974.

  • May Pen Station - Branch junction
  • Longville Halt
  • Suttons Station
  • Cross Roads/Ivy Store Station
  • Chapelton Station
  • Danks Station[16]
  • Morgans Station
  • Bryan's Hill Station extant 1973,[15] unmentioned 2005.[6]
  • Crooked River Station
  • Trout Hall Station
  • Frankfield railway station (276m) - Terminus

Strays

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  • Bernard Lodge[13] which is a sugar estate south east of Spanish Town. Satellite images show what appears to be an abandoned line heading in this direction from Spanish Town station but no other references to it have been found.

See also

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References

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  1. ^The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18Archived 2009-04-25 at theWayback Machine Journal of Transport History - March 2003
  2. ^A list of stations in use at the time of closure to passenger traffic can be found inAnnual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004Archived 2013-03-15 at theWayback Machine, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005. Others are shown on earlier UKDirectorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheets; these had presumably been previously closed.
  3. ^Elevations are from
  4. ^"Railway Corporation to end passenger service". The Gleaner. Retrieved11 July 2022.
  5. ^UKDirectorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica, various sheets (1958-1973).
  6. ^abcdAnnual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004Archived 2013-03-15 at theWayback Machine, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005, Table 3.5 - Mileage for JRC Stations, Halts & Sidings in relation to the Kingston Railway Terminus 2003-2004.
  7. ^abcdB078Archived 2011-07-21 at theWayback Machine, BWISC Bulletin 1973-09, Jamaica Railway Markings, Robert Topaz
  8. ^The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg12Archived 2007-11-01 at theWayback Machine Journal of Transport History - March 2003.
  9. ^UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet D, 1959.
  10. ^Jamaica Gleaner, Pieces of the Past, Tragedy at Kendal - 1957,bullet point 6 under the subheading "Jamaica's Railway History"Archived 2011-07-16 at theWayback Machine.
  11. ^UKDirectorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheet L (1966).
  12. ^UKDirectorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets K (1966), L (1967) & M (1970).
  13. ^abThe Jamaica Government RailwayArchived 2011-07-21 at theWayback Machine, F Aguilar, TPO Volume 8 Number 6, 1954-11&12.
  14. ^UKDirectorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G (1973), K (1966) & L (1967).
  15. ^abUKDirectorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G & H, 1973.
  16. ^B097Archived 2011-07-21 at theWayback Machine, BWISC Bulletin 1978-06, Jamaica Railway Markings, Major T W Jefferson.

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