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

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]

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

Kingston to Montego Bay main line

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

Main article: Spanish Town to Ewarton railway

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

Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line

Main article: Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway

There were 13 stations and 15 halts:[12]

Linstead to New Works branch line

Main article: Linstead to New Works railway

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

May Pen to Frankfield branch line

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.

Strays

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Elevations are from
  4. ^ "Railway Corporation to end passenger service". The Gleaner. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  5. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica, various sheets (1958-1973).
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d B078 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, BWISC Bulletin 1973-09, Jamaica Railway Markings, Robert Topaz
  8. ^ 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.
  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 the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheet L (1966).
  12. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets K (1966), L (1967) & M (1970).
  13. ^ a b The Jamaica Government Railway Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, F Aguilar, TPO Volume 8 Number 6, 1954-11&12.
  14. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G (1973), K (1966) & L (1967).
  15. ^ a b UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G & H, 1973.
  16. ^ B097 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, BWISC Bulletin 1978-06, Jamaica Railway Markings, Major T W Jefferson.

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