Troja | |
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![]() The station c. 1896 | |
General information | |
Coordinates | 18°12′15″N 76°55′37″W / 18.204154°N 76.92701°W |
Owned by | Jamaica Railway Corporation |
Line(s) | Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line |
Platforms | Single |
History | |
Opened | 1896[1] |
Closed | 1978;[2] since vandalised[3] |
Location | |
Troja 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, 31 miles (50 km) from the Kingston terminus (in Jamaica),[4] and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port Antonio.[1] It was vandalised some time after closure.[3]
The station was a two-story wooden building with sash windows, the upper floor being smaller than the lower and centrally placed.[5] The pitched roof over the ground floor was extended to form a canopy over the platform on all four sides of the building.[5] The upper story had a gable end roof.[5]
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.[5]
In 1910 the third class fare from Troja to Kingston was 2/6 (two shillings and sixpence); first class was about double.[6]