The Railways of Jamaica, constructed from 1845, were the first railway lines opened to traffic outside Europe and North America, and the second British Colony after Canada's Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad of 1836 to receive a railway system. [1][2] Construction started only twenty years after George Stephenson's Stockton and Darlington Railway commenced operations in the United Kingdom. [3]
The public passenger railway service in Jamaica which was closed in October 1992, [4] re-opened in 2011 (see below). The Parliament of Jamaica debate leading towards a revival under a public joint venture corporation proposed with an offshore partner. [5] Private freight transport continues on limited tracks leading to the various docks around the Caribbean island, transporting bauxite and sugar cane for export.
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Kingston railway station
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The public passenger railway service in Jamaica which was closed in October 1992, [4] re-opened in 2011 (see below). The Parliament of Jamaica debate leading towards a revival under a public joint venture corporation proposed with an offshore partner. [5] Private freight transport continues on limited tracks leading to the various docks around the Caribbean island, transporting bauxite and sugar cane for export.
Kingston railway station
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