All railway stations in Jamaica closed in October 1992 when passenger traffic abruptly ceased. They are here listed by branch and distance from Kingston.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. In some cases, elevation (height above sea level) is also shown.Elevations are from The Jamaica Railway Corporation resumed operating passenger services in July 2011, before ending them again in August 2012 due to financial difficulties. __TOC__
Kingston to Montego Bay main line
There were 22 stations and 17 halts a halt being a flag stop.:UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica, various sheets (1958-1973).
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 - 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 Station - accident September 1, 1957 175 killed and over 800 injured Greenvale station Comfort Hall Halt Duck Pond Halt Oxford HaltUK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet D, 1959. Balaclava railway station (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" . Siloah Halt Appleton station Appleton Tourist Halt Maggotty station Ipswich station Breadnut Walk Halt Stonehenge station Catadupa station Cambridge station Montpelier railway station, Jamaica Anchovy railway station Ailford's Halt Gordon's Halt Montego Bay railway station (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.UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheet L (1966).
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:UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets K (1966), L (1967) & M (1970).
Bog Walk 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 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 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 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G (1973), K (1966) & L (1967). Linstead 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 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G & H, 1973. More recent references 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 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 (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 List of railway tunnels in Jamaica
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