Gregory Park railway station

Gregory Park

Gregory Park railway station, February 1980

General information

Coordinates

17°59′45″N 76°52′54″W / 17.995856°N 76.881530°W / 17.995856; -76.881530

Owned by

Jamaica Railway Corporation

Line(s)

Kingston to Montego Bay main line

Platforms

Single

Tracks

One

History

Opened

1845

Closed

1992-10; since destroyed by fire

Location
Gregory ParkLocation within Jamaica

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, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from the Kingston terminus. 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. 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.

External links

Aerial view of site.
Stamps and ticket: .

References

^ The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18 Journal of Transport History - March 2003
^ Table 3.4 Location and Condition of Railway Stations Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
^ Photo of Gregory Park Railway station Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), 1980-02.
1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.

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