Bog Walk to Port Antonio railway

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 mi long.

Gradients
The ruling gradient was 1 in 63 with the line climbing approximately 550 ft in 18 mi (average gradient 1 in 173) from Bog Walk (approximately 250 ft) to its summit at Highgate (approximately 800 ft) then descending approximately 750 ft in just 9 mi (average gradient 1 in 63) to the Wag Water Bridge (just above sea level) and continuing for another 27 mi more or less on the level and along the coast to Port Antonio.

Stations and Halts
There were 13 stations and 15 halts:

Tunnels
There were 17 tunnels:

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