Albany railway station, Jamaica

Albany

Albany railway station, Saint Mary, Jamaica c1896
Coordinates 18°17′31″N 76°51′26″W / 18.291828°N 76.857176°W / 18.291828; -76.857176Coordinates: 18°17′31″N 76°51′26″W / 18.291828°N 76.857176°W / 18.291828; -76.857176
Owned by Jamaica Railway Corporation
Line(s) Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line
Platforms Single, double sided
Tracks Three (Through, passing loop, siding)
Construction
Structure type Wooden single story
History
Opened 1896[1]
Closed 1978;[2] since destroyed by fire[3]
Location
Albany

Albany railway station opened in 1896,[1] closed in 1975,[2] reopened in 1977 and closed for good in 1978. It was on the Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line, 42.5 miles (68.4 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. It was destroyed by fire sometime after closure.[3]

Architecture

The station was a single story wooden building with sash windows.[5] The pitched roof was extended to form a canopy over the platform on all four sides of the building.[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 to provide a passing loop.[5] There was also a freight siding.[5]

Fares

In 1910 the third class fare from Albany to Kingston was 3/6 (three shillings and sixpence); first class was about double.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 7
  2. 1 2 Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 12
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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. 1 2 3 4 Photo of the station.
  6. ↑ 1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.

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