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] In 2011 service resumed[4]

Contents

Kingston to Montego Bay main line

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

Spanish Town to Ewarton branch line

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

  • 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]:

  • Bog Walk Station (Branch Junction)
  • Crawle Halt formerly New Yorks?[13]
  • Riversdale Station formerly Natural Bridge Station[7]
  • Harewood Halt
  • Darling Spring Halt
  • Troja Station
  • Taja 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
  • Port Antonio Station (Terminus)

Linstead to New Works branch line

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

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

References

  1. ^ The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18 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, 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 [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  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, 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, BWISC Bulletin 1973-09, Jamaica Railway Markings, Robert Topaz
  8. ^ The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg12 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".
  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, 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, BWISC Bulletin 1978-06, Jamaica Railway Markings, Major T W Jefferson.
Passenger lines
Stations
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
Bauxite lines
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)
Estate lines
Appleton (sugar) • Bowden (bananas)
Military lines
Logans Junction to Fort Simmonds
Notable personnel
H R Fox • David Smith (railway promoter) • William Smith (railway promoter)
Notable incidents
Locomotives
Rolling stock