The Government is exploring a number of avenues, including multilateral partnership, to revive and expand the country's rail service, especially from Kingston to Spanish Town, and from Old Harbour.
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1845: The first railway is opened, operated by the Jamaica Railway Company. The railway is 14 miles long .
Kingston – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to facilitate exploration of rail technology, as Jamaica continues its push to revive the local railway service as a sustainable transportation option. Jamaica’s first railway operations began in 1845 under the Jamaica Railway Company which was a private entity. After decades of changing hands between private and public enterprise, the Jamaican Government became the sole proprietor of the railway in 1900, …