Gregory Park Railway Station
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Gregory Park railway station opened in 1845 and closed in 1992. It served the Gregory Park sugar estate on the Kingston to Montego Bay line, from the Kingston terminus.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.
It was destroyed by fire sometime after closure. The station was a two-story, timber building The ground floor had timber doors and sash windows.Photo of Gregory Park Railway station
, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), 1980-02.
The upper floor was partially cantilevered using a series of angled timber arms to the upper front elevation to form a canopy over the platform with a veranda above. The roof of the building was a T-shaped gable end.


Fares

In 1910 the third class fare from Gregory Park to Kingston was 6d ( sixpence); first class was about double.1910 Directory
Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.


See also

* Railway stations in Jamaica


External links


Aerial view of site
*Stamps and ticket


References

Railway stations in Jamaica Buildings and structures in Saint Catherine Parish Railway stations in Jamaica closed in 1992 {{Jamaica-struct-stub Railway stations in Jamaica opened in 1845