Jamaica railway news

News about railway and urban rail infrastructure, operations, policy, projects and the supply industry in Jamaica.

  • A short-lived passenger service was launched in Jamaica in 2011.
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    Universities to assist Jamaican railway revival ambitions

    2022-05-10T11:00:00Z

    JAMAICA: The University of Technology and the UK’s University of Birmingham have signed a memorandum of understanding for technical co-operation to develop engineering capabilities in support of ambitions to revive railway services. The MoU was facilitated by Dr Kevin Brown of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council, ...

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    Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications & Transport (MSETT), Jamaica

    The ministry’s mandate includes development of policies and implementation of programmes relating to sustainable infrastructure and the delivery of transportation services. Establised on May 24 2023, MSETT replaced the former Ministry of Transport & Mining which itself was established in January 2012. Jamaica Railway Corp falls under the portfolio responsibility ...

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    Jamaica Railway Corp

    Although public services ceased in 1992, JRC still contracts with West Indies Alumina (Windalco) for track access rights for haulage of bauxite for export from the Kirkvine and Ewarton works to Port Esquivel. Windalco suspended operations in April 2009 because of a crisis in the bauxite sector; however, the Ewarton ...

  • A short-lived passenger service was launched in Jamaica in 2011.
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    CRRC to supply locomotives to Jamaica

    2018-01-07T07:00:00Z

    JAMAICA: Aluminium company Alpart has awarded CRRC Qishuyan Co a contract to supply DF8B diesel locomotives in the first half of 2018. CRRC said the order which was confirmed during December was its first from Jamaica, which is the 104th country where the group has won contracts. ...

  • Jamaica Railway Corp has refurbished two diesel locomotives and five 80-seat coaches.
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    Passenger trains return to Jamaica

    2011-05-25T04:00:00Z

    JAMAICA: Passenger services are set to restart in the first week of July, following an inaugural train from May Pen to Linstead on April 16 which carried 200 guests including schoolchildren enjoying their first train ride. Transport & Works Minister Michael Henry cut a ribbon to mark ...

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    Jamaica rail revival plan completed

    2008-08-28T11:00:00Z

    JAMAICA: A report detailing plans for reviving the disused national rail network has been finalised, Transport & Works Minister Michael Henry announced last week. ‘As soon as I have the response of the Ministry of Finance, it will be going to cabinet for them to accept my ...

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    Railway closure error recognised

    1998-07-01T10:00:00Z

    JAMAICA’S government in 1992 suspended all rail services on its 147 year old network. At the time only 206 of the 330 route-km was in use, and that was suffering badly from neglect and lack of maintenance. Inevitably, this was the cue for vandals to damage or destroy many of ...