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All railway stations in Jamaica closed in October 1992 when passenger traffic abruptly ceased.The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18
Journal of Transport History - March 2003
They are here listed by branch and distance from Kingston. In some cases elevation (height above sea level) is also shown. The
Jamaica Railway Corporation Kingston railway station, closed since 1992, as seen in 2007 The Railways of Jamaica, constructed from 1845, were the second British Colony after Canada's Champlain and St Lawrence Railroad of 1836 to receive a railway system. * Kingston railway station (53m) - Terminus and national capital * Greenwich Town Halt * Marcus Garvey Drive Halt * Hunts Bay Halt * Gregory Park railway station * Grange Lane station *
Spanish Town railway station Spanish Town railway station opened in 1845 and closed in 1992 when all passenger services in Jamaica abruptly ceased. It provided rail services to Kingston and Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Ewarton and New Works. It was from the Kingston termin ...
- Branch junction * Horizon Park Halt * Hartlands Halt * Bushy Park Halt * Old Harbour station formerly Whim Station * May Pen Station - Branch junction * Jacob's Hut * Four Paths station * Rock Halt * Clarendon Park station * Scott's Pass Halt * Porus station * Williamsfield station * Grove Place Halt *
Kendal Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, south-east of Windermere and north of Lancaster. Historically in Westmorland, it lies within the dale of th ...
Station - accident September 1, 1957 175 killed and over 800 injured * Greenvale station * Comfort Hall Halt * Duck Pond Halt * Oxford Halt *
Balaclava railway station Balaclava railway station is located on the Sandringham railway line, Sandringham line in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Balaclava, Victoria, Balaclava, and opened on 19 December 1859. ...
(382m) - accident July 30, 1938 32 killed and 70 injuredJamaica Gleaner, Pieces of the Past, Tragedy at Kendal - 1957
bullet point 6 under the subheading "Jamaica's Railway History"
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* Siloah Halt * Appleton station * Appleton Tourist Halt * Maggotty station * Ipswich station * Breadnut Walk Halt *
Stonehenge Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around high, wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connectin ...
station * Catadupa station * Cambridge station *
Montpelier railway station, Jamaica Montpelier railway station opened in 1895 and closed in 1992. It served the village of Montpelier on the Kingston to Montego Bay line and was from the Kingston terminus.
* Anchovy railway station * Ailford's Halt * Gordon's Halt *
Montego Bay railway station Montego Bay railway station opened in 1894 and closed in 1992 when all passenger services in Jamaica abruptly ceased. It served the Kingston to Montego Bay main line with branches from May pen to Frankfield, Spanish Town to Ewarton, Bog Walk to ...
(63m) - Terminus and second largest city


Spanish Town to Ewarton branch line

There were 4 stations and 5 halts: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.
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Directorate of Overseas Surveys The Ordnance Survey International or Ordnance Survey Overseas Directorate its predecessors built an archive of air photography, map and survey records for the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1999. The Ordnance Survey International Collection (formerly ...
1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheet L (1966).
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Spanish Town railway station Spanish Town railway station opened in 1845 and closed in 1992 when all passenger services in Jamaica abruptly ceased. It provided rail services to Kingston and Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Ewarton and New Works. It was from the Kingston termin ...
(Branch Junction) * St. John's Road Halt * Angels Halt * Crescent Halt *
Bog Walk Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and ...
Station - Junction * Michleton Halt * Linstead Station (Branch junction) * Sterling Castle Halt *
Ewarton Ewarton is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica. History The name is most likely a compound of the surname "Ewart" and the suffix -ton, meaning town. The town's economy prospered particularly from 1957 when ALCAN established a baux ...
Station (Terminus)


Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line

There were 13 stations and 15 halts:UK
Directorate of Overseas Surveys The Ordnance Survey International or Ordnance Survey Overseas Directorate its predecessors built an archive of air photography, map and survey records for the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1999. The Ordnance Survey International Collection (formerly ...
1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets K (1966), L (1967) & M (1970).
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Bog Walk Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and ...
Station (Branch Junction) * Crawle Halt formerly New WorksThe Jamaica Government Railway
, F Aguilar, TPO Volume 8 Number 6, 1954-11&12.
* Riversdale Station formerly Natural Bridge Station * Harewood Halt * Darling Spring Halt * Troja Station * Troja Halt *
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
Station * Highgate Station formerly Orange River Station * Baughs Halt * Esher Station * Albany Station formerly Moore Hall StationB078
, BWISC Bulletin 1973-09, Jamaica Railway Markings, Robert Topaz
* 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 *Fuschia *
Port Antonio Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991. It is the island's third largest port, famous as a shipping point for b ...
Station (Terminus)


Linstead to New Works branch line

There must have been at least 2 stations on this three mile branch line:UK
Directorate of Overseas Surveys The Ordnance Survey International or Ordnance Survey Overseas Directorate its predecessors built an archive of air photography, map and survey records for the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1999. The Ordnance Survey International Collection (formerly ...
1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G (1973), K (1966) & L (1967).
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Linstead Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine Parish, St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies. In 1991 its population was 14,144. It is located 12 mi/19 km NNW of Spanish Town. Description Close to Ewarton and WINDALCO, Windalc ...
Station (Branch Junction) * New Works Station (Terminus)


May Pen to Frankfield branch line

There were 10 stations and halts on the line c1973.UK
Directorate of Overseas Surveys The Ordnance Survey International or Ordnance Survey Overseas Directorate its predecessors built an archive of air photography, map and survey records for the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1999. The Ordnance Survey International Collection (formerly ...
1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G & H, 1973.
More recent references mention only nine. The line closed in 1974. *
May Pen May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river (Jamaica's longest), and is a major market centre for the Parish. The population was 61,548 at the 2011 cens ...
Station - Branch junction * Longville Halt * Suttons Station * Cross Roads/Ivy Store Station * Chapelton Station * Danks StationB097
, BWISC Bulletin 1978-06, Jamaica Railway Markings, Major T W Jefferson.
* Morgans Station * Bryan's Hill Station extant 1973, unmentioned 2005. * Crooked River Station * Trout Hall Station *
Frankfield railway station Frankfield railway station was the terminus of a 21-mile railway branch line from May Pen serving the eponymous market town, from the Kingston terminus.
(276m) - Terminus


Strays

* Bernard Lodge 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

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List of railway tunnels in Jamaica A list of railway tunnels in Jamaica. Kingston to Montego Bay Spanish Town to Port Antonio May Pen to Frankfield Bog Walk to Ewarton None. See also * Kingston to Montego Bay line * Spanish Town to Ewarton line * Bog Walk to Port Antonio line ...


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