Kingston railway station, Jamaica

Kingston

Location in Jamaica

Kingston railway terminus was built in the Jamaica Georgian architectural style using brick.^[2] It was constructed on a grand scale, symbolising its importance as the main terminus of the Jamaica railways.^[2] It has prominent arcades on both levels of the east entrance end.^[2] Victorian cast iron brackets support the roof overhang on the trackside.^[2] It has sash windows on the ground and upper floors.^[2]

It was opened in 1845 and closed in 1992.^[1] It provided rail services to Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Ewarton and Frankfield. In addition to the station and its single platform there were extensive sidings, engine sheds, engine repair works, a roundhouse, a turntable, a traverser and a connection to the nearby railway piers.^[3]

One source claims it was "utterly destroyed" in the 1907 Kingston earthquake.^[4] However, in 2003 it was reported as being in "very good condition" and needing only "minor repairs".^[5]

It is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.^[6]

See also

• Railway stations in Jamaica

References

External links

• Aerial view.
• Photos:
  • Kingston railway station c1905.
  • Kingston railway station c2000.
  • Front and back of a used first class Kingston to Montego Bay passenger ticket of 1968.
  • Front and back of a used second class Kingston to Spanish Town passenger ticket of 1949.

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Railways of Jamaica

Passenger lines

• Kingston to Montego Bay
• Spanish Town to Ewarton
• Bog Walk to Port Antonio
• Linstead to New Works
• May Pen to Frankfield

Stations

• List of railway stations in Jamaica
• Ailford's halt
• Albany
• Anchovy
• Angels halt
• Annotto Bay
• Appleton
• Appleton Tourist halt
• Balaclava
• Baughs halt
• Belfield halt
• Bog Walk
• Breadnut Walk halt
• Bryan's Hill
• Buff Bay
• Bushy Park halt
• Cambridge
• Catadupa
• Chapelton
• Clarendon Park
• Comfort Hall halt
• Crawle halt
• Crescent halt
• Crooked River
• Cross Roads/Ivy Store
• Darling Spring halt
• Duck Pond halt
• Esher
• Ewarton
• Fort George halt
• Fort Stewart halt
• Four Paths
• Frankfield
• Gordon’s halt
• Grange Lane
• Grays Inn halt
• Greenvale
• Greenwich Town halt
• Gregory Park
• Grove Place halt
• Harewood halt
• Hartlands halt
• Highgate
• Hope Bay
• Horizon Park halt
• Hunts Bay halt
• Ipswich
• Jacob’s Hut
• Kendal
• Kingston
• Linstead
• Longville halt
• Maggotty
• Marcus Garvey Drive halt
• May Pen
• Michleton halt
• Montego Bay
• Montpelier
• Morgans
• New Works
• Norwich halt
• Old Harbour
• Orange Bay
• Oxford halt
• Passley Gardens halt
• Port Antonio
• Porus
• Richmond
• Riversdale
• Robertson's halt
• Rock halt
• Saint Margaret's Bay
• Scott's Pass halt
• Siloah halt
• Snow Hill halt
• Spanish Town
• Spring Garden halt
• St. John's Road halt
• Sterling Castle halt
• Stonehenge
• Suttons
• Taja halt
• Troja
• Trout Hall
• Williamsfield
• Windsor Castle halt

Other infrastructure

• List of railway tunnels in Jamaica

Bauxite lines

• Alcan Bodies to Port Esquiville (Alcan)
• Woodside mines to Rocky Point Port (Alcoa)
• Nain to Port Kaiser (Alpart)
• Upper Saint Ann to Discovery Bay (Kaiser)
• (Reynolds)

Estate lines

• Appleton (sugar)
• Bowden (bananas)

Military lines

• Logans Junction to Fort Simmonds

Notable personnel

• H R Fox
• David Smith (railway promoter)
• William Smith (railway promoter)

Notable incidents

• Balaclava rail disaster
• Kendal rail disaster

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