Gregory Park railway station

Gregory Park

Location within Jamaica

Gregory Park railway station opened in 1845 and closed in 1992.^[1] It served the Gregory Park sugar estate on the Kingston to Montego Bay line, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from the Kingston terminus.^[3] It was destroyed by fire sometime after closure.^[2]

The station was a two-story, timber building The ground floor had timber doors and sash windows.^[4] The upper floor was partially cantilevered using a series of angled timber arms to the upper front elevation to form a canopy over the platform with a veranda above.^[4] The roof of the building was a T-shaped gable end.^[4]

Fares

In 1910 the third class fare from Gregory Park to Kingston was 6d (sixpence); first class was about double.^[5]

External links

Aerial view of site.
Stamps and ticket: [1].

References

^ ^a ^b The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18 Journal of Transport History - March 2003
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Photo of Gregory Park Railway station Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), 1980-02.
^ 1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.