Rail transport in Jamaica

The first railways of Jamaica were constructed from 1845, making it the second British colony to receive a railway system, following Canada in 1836 with the Champlain and St Lawrence Railroad. Construction started only twenty years after the Stockton & Darlington Railway commenced operations in the United Kingdom.

The public passenger railway service in Jamaica, which ended in October 1992, had a brief revival in 2011 only to be closed once again in August 2012. The Parliament of Jamaica had supported a revival under a public joint venture corporation with an offshore partner. Private freight transport continues on limited tracks leading to the various docks around the island, transporting bauxite and sugar cane for export.

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