Spanish Town railway station

Spanish Town
Coordinates	17°59′25″N 76°57′19″W / 17.990310°N 76.955355°W / 17.990310; -76.955355Coordinates: 17°59′25″N 76°57′19″W / 17.990310°N 76.955355°W / 17.990310; -76.955355
Owned by	Jamaica Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Kingston to Montego Bay main line Spanish Town to Ewarton branch line Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line Linstead to New Works branch line
Platforms	Single, two sided platform
Tracks	Two
History
Opened	1845
Closed	1992-10[1]
Location
Spanish Town

Spanish Town railway station opened in 1845 and closed in 1992 when all passenger services in Jamaica abruptly ceased.^[1] It provided rail services to Kingston and Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Ewarton and New Works. It was 11.75 miles (18.91 km) from the Kingston terminus.^[2] It is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.

Architecture

The station was built in 1845 in Jamaica Georgian style from brick on a stone base.^[3] The roof overhang is supported by timber posts in wall mounted cast iron brackets on its northern side and by wall mounted timber brackets on its southern side.^[3] It has sash windows, solid recessed panel doors and a long zinc hip roof.^[3]

In 2003 it was reported as being in "very poor condition" and "in need of major repairs".^[4]

Track layout

In addition to the station and its single, twin sided platform there were sidings, an engine shed and a junction between the Kingston to Montego Bay main line and the Spanish Town to Ewarton branch.^[5]

Fares

In 1910 the third class fare from Spanish Town to Kingston was 1/- (one shillings); first class was about double.^[6]

See also

• Railway stations in Jamaica

References

1. 1 2 "The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975". Journal of Transport History: 18. March 2003. 
2. ↑ "Table 3.5 Mileage for JRC Stations, Halts & Sidings in relation to the Kingston Railway Terminus" (PDF). Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004. Ministry of Transport and Works. July 2005. 
3. 1 2 3 "Spanish Town Railway Station". Jamaica National Heritage Trust. 
4. ↑ "Table 3.4 Location and Condition of Railway Stations" (PDF). Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004. Ministry of Transport and Works. July 2005. 
5. ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica, Sheet L (1966).
6. ↑ "1910 Directory". Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library. 2006. 

External links

• Aerial view
• a photo; another photo

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