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The Kingston to Montego Bay line was Jamaica's main railway. It linked the capital Kingston with the second city Montego Bay, passing en route most of the major towns. ==Construction, operation and closure== The first of (standard gauge) track were laid from Kingston to Angels (just North of Spanish Town) in 1845 at a cost of £222,250, or £15,377 per mile against a budgeted cost £150,000.〔(The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 ) Journal of Transport History - March 2003〕 An extension from Spanish Town to Old Harbour was added in 1869〔(The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg3 ) Journal of Transport History - March 2003.〕 at a cost of £60,000.〔The Jamaica Railway 1845-1945 by H R Fox, General Manager, Jamaica Government Railway in The Railway Magazine of November & December 1945.〕 A further 24½ mile extension from Old Harbour to Porus was added in 1885 at a cost of around £187,000.〔 The final from Porus to Montego Bay was completed in 1895.〔(1866 to 1913 Crown Colony Government ) discoverjamaica.com〕 Much of the line closed in October 1992 when all passenger traffic on Jamaica's railways abruptly ceased. Some sections remain in use for bauxite and aluminium freight〔(The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18 ) Journal of Transport History - March 2003〕 while the section from Montego Bay to the Appleton Estate remained open for a while as a tourist attraction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Railways of Jamaica: Kingston to Montego Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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