Transport in Jamaica
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Transport in Jamaica consists of roadways, railways, ship and air transport, with roadways forming the backbone of the island's internal transport system.
JUTC bus, 2016
Knutford Express, 2018
Minibus in Ocho Rios, 2009
A motorized railcar leaving Buff Bay station, in 1960
Rail transport in Jamaica
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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. Constru
Transport in Jamaica
…began testing floating solar electric buses in 2022, hoping to gradually introduce electric buses into the fleet and eventually phase out diesel buses. Railways in Jamaica, as in many other countries, no longer enjoy the prominent position they once did, having been largely replaced by roadways as the primary means of…
Opening of the Jamaica Railway - Kingston Terminus