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  • Source: Troja railway station

    • 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


    Railways of Jamaica
    Railway stations in Jamaica


    References




    Bibliography


    Satchell, Veront M & Sampson, Cezley (2003), The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica 1845-1975, The Journal of Transport History


    External links


    Aerial view.
    Stamp cancellations.

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