Anchovy railway station

Anchovy

Location within Jamaica

Anchovy railway station opened in c1894 and closed in 1992.^[1] It served the small town of Anchovy, Jamaica on the Kingston to Montego Bay line and was 105.75 miles (170.19 km) from the Kingston terminus.^[2]

It was built around 1894 of timber in the Jamaican Georgian architectural style.^[3] It has two floors.^[3] The ground floor has timber doors and sash windows.^[3] The upper floor is partially cantilevered and is supported by a series of timber posts on the ground floor to form a canopy over the platform and front elevation.^[3] The upper floor has a mixture of sash and louvred windows as well as recessed panel timber doors.^[3] The roof of the structure is a T-shaped gable end zinc roof with a semi-circular fanlight on either side of a double gable end section of the roof.^[3]

In 2003 it was reported as being in "very poor condition" and "in need of major repairs".^[4]

It is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.

Fares

In 1910 the third class fare from Anchovy to Kingston was 8/- (eight shillings); first class was about double.^[5]

External images
Aerial view
Facade
Track side

References

^ ^a ^b The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18 Journal of Transport History - March 2003
^ Table 3.5 Mileage for JRC Stations, Halts & Sidings in relation to the Kingston Railway Terminus Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Anchovy Railway Station Archived December 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica National Heritage Trust.
^ Table 3.4 Location and Condition of Railway Stations Archived March 15, 2013, 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.