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The Spanish Town to Ewarton line was built to serve the citrus growing regions in the interior of Saint Catherine, particularly those around the towns of Bog Walk, Linstead and Ewarton.[1]
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Construction, operation and closure
bewerkenThe 14 miles of standard gauge track from Spanish Town to Ewarton were completed in 1885 at a cost of approximately £93,000.[1]
The section from Linstead to Ewarton had closed in 1947.[2] It was later reopened as far as the Bauxite processing plant just east of Ewarton.
The rest of the line closed to passengers in 1992 but it remains open for Bauxite traffic.[3]
Gradients
bewerkenThe line climbs 700 feet in 14 miles (average gradient 1 in 106) from Spanish Town station (just under 100 feet[4]) to its summit at Ewarton (800 feet[5]).
Stations and Halts
bewerkenThere were 4 stations and 5 halts on the line[4][3]:
- Spanish Town Station (Branch Terminus)
- St. John’s Road Halt
- Angels Halt
- Crescent Halt
- Bog Walk Station
- Michleton Halt
- Linstead Station
- Sterling Castle Halt
- Ewarton Station (Terminus)[6]
Notes and references
bewerken- ↑ a b The Jamaica Railway 1845-1945 by H R Fox, General Manager, Jamaica Government Railway in The Railway Magazine of November & December 1945.
- ↑ The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg11 Journal of Transport History - March 2003
- ↑ a b 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 2003-2004.
- ↑ a b UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheet L (1966).
- ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheet G (1973).
- ↑ Location unknown.