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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.[1]
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The railway operated from 1896 to 1978. It was temporarily closed from 1975 to 1977.[2] The line was 54 miles (87 km) long.[3]
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.[4]
There were 13 stations and 15 halts:[4]
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There were 17 tunnels:[4]
Tunnel | Approximate length |
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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) |
There were ten significant bridges.[4] Approximate bridge lengths[6] are shown in the route diagram to the right.
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