Troja railway station
Troja
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File:Troja Station, Saint Catherine, Jamaica c1896.png
The station c. 1896
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Owned by | Jamaica Railway Corporation |
Line(s) | Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line |
Platforms | Single |
History | |
Opened | 1896[3] |
Closed | 1978;[1] since vandalised[2] |
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Troja railway station opened in 1896,[3] closed in 1975,[1] 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,[4] and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port Antonio.[3] It was vandalised sometime after closure.[2]
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Architecture
The station was a two story wooden building with sash windows, the upper floor being smaller than the lower and centrally placed.[5] The pitched roof over the ground floor was extended to form a canopy over the platform on all four sides of the building.[5] The upper story had a gable end roof.[5]
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.[5]
Fares
In 1910 the third class fare from Troja to Kingston was 2/6 (two shillings and sixpence); first class was about double.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 12
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Table 3.4 Location and Condition of Railway Stations, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 7
- ↑ Table 3.5 Mileage for JRC Stations, Halts & Sidings in relation to the Kingston Railway Terminus, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Photo of the station.
- ↑ 1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.
Bibliography
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