Troja railway station

Troja
The station c. 1896
Coordinates	18°12′15″N 76°55′37″W / 18.204154°N 76.92701°W / 18.204154; -76.92701Coordinates: 18°12′15″N 76°55′37″W / 18.204154°N 76.92701°W / 18.204154; -76.92701
Owned by	Jamaica Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line
Platforms	Single
History
Opened	1896[1]
Closed	1978;[2] since vandalised[3]
Location
Troja

Troja railway station opened in 1896,^[1] closed in 1975,^[2] reopened in 1977 and closed for good in 1978. It was on the Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line, 31 miles (50 km) from the Kingston terminus,^[4] and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port Antonio.^[1] It was vandalised sometime after closure.^[3]

Architecture

The station was a two story wooden building with sash windows, the upper floor being smaller than the lower and centrally placed.^[5] The pitched roof over the ground floor was extended to form a canopy over the platform on all four sides of the building.^[5] The upper story had a gable end roof.^[5]

Track layout

In addition to the platform serving the through line there was a second platform on the opposite side of the station building on a passing loop and, most likely, freight sidings as well.^[5]

Fares

In 1910 the third class fare from Troja to Kingston was 2/6 (two shillings and sixpence); first class was about double.^[6]

See also

• Railways of Jamaica
• Railway stations in Jamaica

References

1. 1 2 3 Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 7
2. 1 2 Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 12
3. 1 2 Table 3.4 Location and Condition of Railway Stations, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
4. ↑ Table 3.5 Mileage for JRC Stations, Halts & Sidings in relation to the Kingston Railway Terminus, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
5. 1 2 3 4 Photo of the station.
6. ↑ 1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.

Bibliography

• Satchell, Veront M & Sampson, Cezley (2003), The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica 1845-1975, The Journal of Transport History 

External links

• Aerial view.
• Stamp cancellations.

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