List of railway stations in Jamaica
All railway stations in Jamaica closed in October 1992 when passenger traffic abruptly ceased.[1] They are here listed by branch and distance from Kingston.[2] In some cases elevation (height above sea level) is also shown.[3] The Jamaica Railway Corporation resumed operating passenger services in July 2011, before ending them again in August 2012 due to financial difficulties.[4]
Kingston to Montego Bay main line
There were 22 stations and 17 halts a halt being a flag stop.:[5][6]
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Spanish Town to Ewarton branch line
There were 4 stations and 5 halts:[6][11]
- Spanish Town railway station (Branch Junction)
- St. John's Road Halt
- Angels Halt
- Crescent Halt
- Bog Walk Station - Junction
- Michleton Halt
- Linstead Station (Branch junction)
- Sterling Castle Halt
- Ewarton Station (Terminus)
Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line
There were 13 stations and 15 halts:[12]
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Linstead to New Works branch line
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
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
- 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
References
- ^ The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18 Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Journal of Transport History - March 2003
- ^ A list of stations in use at the time of closure to passenger traffic can be found in Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004 Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005. Others are shown on earlier UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheets; these had presumably been previously closed.
- ^ Elevations are from
- ^ "Railway Corporation to end passenger service". The Gleaner. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica, various sheets (1958-1973).
- ^ a b c d Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004 Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback 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.
- ^ a b c d B078 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, BWISC Bulletin 1973-09, Jamaica Railway Markings, Robert Topaz
- ^ The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg12 Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine Journal of Transport History - March 2003.
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet D, 1959.
- ^ 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 the Wayback Machine.
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheet L (1966).
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets K (1966), L (1967) & M (1970).
- ^ a b The Jamaica Government Railway Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, F Aguilar, TPO Volume 8 Number 6, 1954-11&12.
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G (1973), K (1966) & L (1967).
- ^ a b UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G & H, 1973.
- ^ B097 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, BWISC Bulletin 1978-06, Jamaica Railway Markings, Major T W Jefferson.
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- List of railway stations in Jamaica
- Ailford's halt
- Albany
- Anchovy
- Angels halt
- Annotto Bay
- Appleton
- Appleton Tourist halt
- Balaclava
- Baughs halt
- Belfield halt
- Bog Walk
- Breadnut Walk halt
- Bryan's Hill
- Buff Bay
- Bushy Park halt
- Cambridge
- Catadupa
- Chapelton
- Clarendon Park
- Comfort Hall halt
- Crawle halt
- Crescent halt
- Crooked River
- Cross Roads/Ivy Store
- Darling Spring halt
- Duck Pond halt
- Esher
- Ewarton
- Fort George halt
- Fort Stewart halt
- Four Paths
- Frankfield
- Gordon’s halt
- Grange Lane
- Grays Inn halt
- Greenvale
- Greenwich Town halt
- Gregory Park
- Grove Place halt
- Harewood halt
- Hartlands halt
- Highgate
- Hope Bay
- Horizon Park halt
- Hunts Bay halt
- Ipswich
- Jacob’s Hut
- Kendal
- Kingston
- Linstead
- Longville halt
- Maggotty
- Marcus Garvey Drive halt
- May Pen
- Michleton halt
- Montego Bay
- Montpelier
- Morgans
- New Works
- Norwich halt
- Old Harbour
- Orange Bay
- Oxford halt
- Passley Gardens halt
- Port Antonio
- Porus
- Richmond
- Riversdale
- Robertson's halt
- Rock halt
- Saint Margaret's Bay
- Scott's Pass halt
- Siloah halt
- Snow Hill halt
- Spanish Town
- Spring Garden halt
- St. John's Road halt
- Sterling Castle halt
- Stonehenge
- Suttons
- Taja halt
- Troja
- Trout Hall
- Williamsfield
- Windsor Castle halt
- Alcan Bodies to Port Esquiville (Alcan)
- Woodside mines to Rocky Point Port (Alcoa)
- Nain to Port Kaiser (Alpart)
- Upper Saint Ann to Discovery Bay (Kaiser)
- (Reynolds)
- Appleton (sugar)
- Bowden (bananas)
- Logans Junction to Fort Simmonds
- H R Fox
- David Smith (railway promoter)
- William Smith (railway promoter)
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