Troja railway station opened in 1896, closed in 1975, reopened in 1977 and closed for good in 1978. It was on the Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line, from the Kingston terminus (in Jamaica),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. and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port Antonio. It was vandalised some time after closure.
Architecture The station was a two-story wooden building with sash windows, the upper floor being smaller than the lower and centrally placed.Photo of the station. The pitched roof over the ground floor was extended to form a canopy over the platform on all four sides of the building. The upper story had a gable end roof.
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.
Fares In 1910 the third class fare from Troja to Kingston was 2/6 (two shillings and sixpence); first class was about double.1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.
See also Railways of Jamaica Railway stations in Jamaica
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External links Aerial view. Stamp cancellations.