Troja railway station
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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 (49.9 km) from the Kingston terminus
, and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port Antonio
. It was vandalised sometime after closure.
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.
); first class was about double.
Railways of Jamaica: Bog Walk to Port Antonio
The Bog Walk to Port Antonio was built to serve the banana, cacao, citrus and coconut districts of St Catherine, St Mary and Portland.All external links below are to WikiMapia.-Construction, operation and closure:...
, 31 miles (49.9 km) from the Kingston terminus
Kingston railway station
Kingston railway station is in Kingston upon Thames in Greater London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains. It is in Travelcard Zone 6.-History:...
, and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port Antonio
Port Antonio
Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about 60 miles from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991...
. It was vandalised sometime 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 roofPitched roof
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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 sixpenceSixpence
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); first class was about double.