Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway
# Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway

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The Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway was a railway in Jamaica built to serve the banana, cacao, citrus and coconut districts of St Catherine, St Mary and Portland.

## Construction, operation and closure

The railway operated from 1896 to 1978. It was temporarily closed from 1975 to 1977. The line was 54 miles (87 km) long.

## Gradients

The ruling gradient was 1 in 63 with the line climbing approximately 550 feet (170 m) in 18 miles (29 km) (average gradient 1 in 173) from Bog Walk (approximately 250 feet (76 m)) to its summit at Highgate (approximately 800 feet (240 m)) then descending approximately 750 feet (230 m) in just 9 miles (14 km) (average gradient 1 in 63) to the Wag Water Bridge (just above sea level) and continuing for another 27 miles (43 km) more or less on the level and along the coast to Port Antonio.

## Stations and Halts

There were 13 stations and 15 halts:

| Bog Walk Station - Terminus Crawle Halt Riversdale Station Harewood Halt Darling Spring Halt Troja railway station Taja Halt Richmond Station Highgate Station Baughs Halt Esher Station Albany railway station Belfield Halt Grays Inn Halt Fort George Halt Annotto Bay Station Fort Stewart Halt Windsor Castle Halt Buff Bay Station Spring Garden Halt Orange Bay Station Hope Bay Station Robertson's Halt Saint Margaret's Bay Station Snow Hill Halt Passley Gardens Halt Norwich Halt Port Antonio Terminus | Buff Bay Station in 1960. |
| - | - |

## Tunnels

There were 17 tunnels:

| Tunnel | Approximate length |
| - | - |
| Riversdale | 150 metres (160 yards) |
| Harewood | 150 metres (160 yards) |
| Darling Spring | 200 metres (220 yards) |
| Cromwell Mountain #1 | 75 metres (82 yards) |
| Cromwell Mountain #2 | 270 metres (300 yards) |
| Cromwell Mountain #3 | 150 metres (160 yards) |
| Cromwell Mountain #4 | 100 metres (110 yards) |
| Cromwell Mountain #5 | 150 metres (160 yards) |
| Cromwell Mountain #6 | 200 metres (220 yards) |
| Cromwell Mountain #7 | 175 metres (191 yards) |
| Taja | 250 metres (270 yards) |
| Flint River | 250 metres (270 yards) |
| Richmond | 150 metres (160 yards) |
| Rock Hill | 150 metres (160 yards) |
| Hope Bay #1 | 225 metres (246 yards) |
| Hope Bay #2 | 50 metres (55 yards) |
| Hope Bay #3 | 100 metres (110 yards) |

## Bridges

There were ten significant bridges. Approximate bridge lengths are shown in the route diagram to the right.

* B2 & River Doro at Darling Spring/Troja
* Orange River at Richmond
* Wagwater River
* Pencar River
* Dry River
* White River
* Buff Bay River
* Spanish River
* Swift River
* Rio Grande
