Frankfield railway station

Frankfield
Coordinates	18°08′48″N 77°22′01″W / 18.146693°N 77.366822°W / 18.146693; -77.366822Coordinates: 18°08′48″N 77°22′01″W / 18.146693°N 77.366822°W / 18.146693; -77.366822
Owned by	Jamaica Railway Corporation
Line(s)	May Pen to Frankfield branch line
History
Opened	1925
Closed	1974; since demolished
Location
Frankfield

Frankfield railway station was the terminus of a 21-mile railway branch line from May Pen serving the eponymous market town, 55.25 miles (88.92 km) from the Kingston terminus.^[1] It opened in 1925^[2] with the completion of the final 9¼ mile extension on the branch, and closed in 1974^[3] when the branch itself closed due to a lack of maintenance.^[4] It has since been demolished.^[5]

See also

• Railway stations in Jamaica

References

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 7
3. ↑ Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 13
4. ↑ Jamaica Railway History, bwiphilately.com, Keith Moh, 2008-9.
5. ↑ 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.

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.

Railways of Jamaica
Passenger lines	Kingston to Montego Bay Spanish Town to Ewarton Bog Walk to Port Antonio Linstead to New Works May Pen to Frankfield
Stations	List of railway stations in Jamaica Ailford's halt Albany Anchovy Angels halt Annotto Bay Appleton Appleton Tourist halt Balaclava Baughs halt Belfield halt Bog Walk Breadnut Walk halt Bryan's Hill Buff Bay Bushy Park halt Cambridge Catadupa Chapelton Clarendon Park Comfort Hall halt Crawle halt Crescent halt Crooked River Cross Roads/Ivy Store Darling Spring halt Duck Pond halt Esher Ewarton Fort George halt Fort Stewart halt Four Paths Frankfield Gordon’s halt Grange Lane Grays Inn halt Greenvale Greenwich Town halt Gregory Park Grove Place halt Harewood halt Hartlands halt Highgate Hope Bay Horizon Park halt Hunts Bay halt Ipswich Jacob’s Hut Kendal Kingston Linstead Longville halt Maggotty Marcus Garvey Drive halt May Pen Michleton halt Montego Bay Montpelier Morgans New Works Norwich halt Old Harbour Orange Bay Oxford halt Passley Gardens halt Port Antonio Porus Richmond Riversdale Robertson's halt Rock halt Saint Margaret's Bay Scott’s Pass halt Siloah halt Snow Hill halt Spanish Town Spring Garden halt St. John’s Road halt Sterling Castle halt Stonehenge Suttons Taja halt Troja Trout Hall Williamsfield Windsor Castle halt
Other infrastructure	List of railway tunnels in Jamaica
Bauxite lines	Alcan Bodies to Port Esquiville (Alcan) Woodside mines to Rocky Point Port (Alcoa) Nain to Port Kaiser (Alpart) Upper Saint Ann to Discovery Bay (Kaiser) (Reynolds)
Estate lines	Appleton (sugar) Bowden (bananas)
Military lines	Logans Junction to Fort Simmonds
Notable personnel	H R Fox David Smith (railway promoter) William Smith (railway promoter)
Notable incidents	Balaclava rail disaster Kendal rail disaster