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Jamaica train station
Troja
The station c. 1896
General information
Coordinates18°12′15″N 76°55′37″W / 18.204154°N 76.92701°W / 18.204154; -76.92701
Owned byJamaica Railway Corporation
Line(s)Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line
PlatformsSingle
History
Opened1896
Closed1978; since vandalised
Location
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Image of the remains of the Troja Railway Station as seen December 2021

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, 31 miles (50 km) from the Kingston terminus (in Jamaica), 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. 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 7
  2. ^ Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 12
  3. ^ 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.
  4. 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.
  5. ^ Photo of the station.
  6. 1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.

Bibliography

External links

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