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About: Rail transport in Jamaica

About: Rail transport in Jamaica

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The Railways of Jamaica, constructed from 1845, were the second British Colony after Canada's Champlain and St Lawrence Railroad of 1836 to receive a railway system. Construction started only twenty years after the Stockton & Darlington Railway commenced operations in the United Kingdom.

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  • The Railways of Jamaica, constructed from 1845, were the second British Colony after Canada's Champlain and St Lawrence Railroad of 1836 to receive a railway system. Construction started only twenty years after the Stockton & Darlington Railway commenced operations in the United Kingdom. The public passenger railway service in Jamaica, which was closed in October 1992, had a in 2011 only to be closed once again in August 2012. The Parliament of Jamaica debate leading towards a revival under a public joint venture corporation proposed with an offshore partner. Private freight transport continues on limited tracks leading to the various docks around the island, transporting bauxite and sugar cane for export. (en)
  • De spoorwegen in Jamaica vormen een net van 272 km lengte. Hiervan is sinds 1992 nog slechts 57 km in gebruik voor het vervoer van bauxiet naar havens en reizigersvervoer op een aantal trajecten. Personenvervoer heeft van 1992 tot 2011 niet meer plaatsgevonden. Vanaf juli 2011 wordt het personenvervoer in drie fasen opnieuw ingevoerd rond de steden Spanish Town en Kingston. (nl)
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  • De spoorwegen in Jamaica vormen een net van 272 km lengte. Hiervan is sinds 1992 nog slechts 57 km in gebruik voor het vervoer van bauxiet naar havens en reizigersvervoer op een aantal trajecten. Personenvervoer heeft van 1992 tot 2011 niet meer plaatsgevonden. Vanaf juli 2011 wordt het personenvervoer in drie fasen opnieuw ingevoerd rond de steden Spanish Town en Kingston. (nl)
  • The Railways of Jamaica, constructed from 1845, were the second British Colony after Canada's Champlain and St Lawrence Railroad of 1836 to receive a railway system. Construction started only twenty years after the Stockton & Darlington Railway commenced operations in the United Kingdom. (en)
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  • Rail transport in Jamaica (en)
  • Spoorwegen in Jamaica (nl)
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