Ailford's halt
Ailford's halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Coordinates | 18°25′21″N 77°56′45″W / 18.422535°N 77.945951°W | ||||
| Owned by | Jamaica Railway Corporation | ||||
| Line(s) | Railways of Jamaica: Kingston to Montego Bay | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | c1894[1] | ||||
| Closed | 1992[2] | ||||
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Ailford's halt opened in c.1894[1] and closed in 1992.[2] It was on the Kingston to Montego Bay line, 106.75 miles (171.80 km) from the Kingston terminus,[3] and served the surrounding agricultural community.
Architecture
[edit]By definition, halts have no station building or platform.
Track layout
[edit]A single track with a marked place for trains to stop alongside the B8 road, which runs from Ferris Corner (near Savanna-la-Mar) to Reading (near Montego Bay).
Fares
[edit]In 1910 the third class fare from Albany to Kingston was 8/- (eight shillings); first class was about double.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 7
- ^ a b Satchell & Sampson 2003, p. 12
- ^ Table 3.5 Mileage for JRC Stations, Halts & Sidings in relation to the Kingston Railway Terminus Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
- ^ 1910 Directory, Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library, 2006.
Bibliography
[edit]- Satchell, Veront M & Sampson, Cezley (2003), The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica 1845-1975, The Journal of Transport History
External links
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