Albany | |
Coordinates: | 18.2918°N -76.8572°W |
Line: | Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line |
Structure: | Wooden single story |
Platform: | Single, double sided |
Tracks: | Three (Through, passing loop, siding) |
Opened: | 1896 |
Closed: | 1978; since destroyed by fire[1] |
Owned: | Jamaica Railway Corporation |
Map Type: | Jamaica |
Albany railway station opened in 1896, closed in 1975, reopened in 1977 and closed for good in 1978. It was on the Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line, 42.5miles from the Kingston terminus,[2] and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port Antonio. It was destroyed by fire sometime after closure.[1]
The station was a single story wooden building with sash windows.[3] The pitched roof was extended to form a canopy over the platform on all four sides of the building.[3]
In addition to the platform serving the through line, there was a second platform on the opposite side of the station building to provide a passing loop.[3] There was also a freight siding.[3]
In 1910 the third class fare from Albany to Kingston was 3/6 (three shillings and sixpence); first class was about double.[4]