The Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway was a railway in Jamaica built to serve the banana, cacao, citrus and coconut districts of St Catherine, St Mary and Portland.
Construction, operation and closure The railway operated from 1896 to 1978. It was temporarily closed from 1975 to 1977. The line was long.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.
Gradients The ruling gradient was 1 in 63 with the line climbing approximately in (average gradient 1 in 173) from Bog Walk (approximately ) to its summit at Highgate (approximately ) then descending approximately in just (average gradient 1 in 63) to the Wag Water Bridge (just above sea level) and continuing for another more or less on the level and along the coast to Port Antonio.
Stations and Halts
There were 13 stations and 15 halts:UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets K, L & M c1970.
Bog Walk Station - Terminus Crawle Halt Riversdale Station Harewood Halt Darling Spring Halt Troja railway station Taja Halt Richmond Station Highgate Station Baughs Halt Esher Station Albany railway station Belfield Halt Grays Inn Halt Fort George HaltGoogle satellite image resolution is at present insufficient to show this station/bridge. Annotto Bay Station Fort Stewart Halt Windsor Castle Halt Buff Bay Station Spring Garden Halt Orange Bay Station Hope Bay Station Robertson's Halt Saint Margaret's Bay Station Snow Hill Halt Passley Gardens Halt Norwich Halt Port Antonio Terminus
Tunnels
There were 17 tunnels: Tunnel Approximate length Riversdale Harewood Darling Spring Cromwell Mountain #1 Cromwell Mountain #2 Cromwell Mountain #3 Cromwell Mountain #4 Cromwell Mountain #5 Cromwell Mountain #6 Cromwell Mountain #7 Taja Flint River Richmond Rock Hill Hope Bay #1 Hope Bay #2 Hope Bay #3
Bridges There were ten significant bridges. Approximate bridge lengthsBridge lengths were obtained using Wikimapia's GeoTools. are shown in the route diagram to the right.
B2 & River Doro at Darling Spring/Troja Orange River at Richmond Wagwater River Pencar River Dry River White River Buff Bay River Spanish River Swift River Rio Grande
Bibliography
See also Railways of Jamaica
Notes and references