Spanish Town to Ewarton railway
Defunct Jamaican railway
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The Spanish Town to Ewarton railway was a railway in Jamaica, built to serve the citrus growing regions in the interior of Saint Catherine, particularly those around the towns of Bog Walk, Linstead and Ewarton.[1] It operated from 1885 to 1992.
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History
The 14 miles (23 km) of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) track from Spanish Town to Ewarton were completed in 1885 at a cost of approximately £93,000.[1]
The section from Linstead to Ewarton was closed in 1947.[2] It was later reopened as far as the Bauxite processing plant just east of Ewarton.
The rest of the line closed to passengers in 1992 but it remains open for Bauxite traffic.[3]
The Spanish Town to Bog Walk section reopened briefly for passenger traffic in 2009/10 while the A1 road through Bog Walk Gorge was closed for major repair work.[4]
Gradients
Stations and Halts
Tunnels
There are 4 tunnels,[5] from south to north:
- Number 1 ~100 m
- Number 2 ~160 m
- Number 3 ~110 m
- Number 4 ~665 m
Bridges
There are 7 significant bridges on the line:
- Viaduct ~70 m
- Thomas River ~15 m
- Rio Cobre ~40 m
- Viaduct (not visible in satellite imagery)
- Rio Magno Gully ~85 m
- Byndloss Gully ~20 m
- Unnamed Gully ~40 m