The Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) will be partnering with the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) to bring a cashless transit system to students in St. Catherine. Trains will transport school children from Old Harbour and Linstead into Spanish Town by rail. This move forms a critical part of the government’s thrust to revive our railways and transform the local transportation sector. The JRC has assured that all COVID-19 protocols

🚂 Jamaica Made Railway History! 🇯🇲Many people think Jamaica was the very first country outside of Europe to build a railway — but let’s set the record straight.✅ The world’s first railway opened in England in 1825.✅ The U.S. followed in 1826.✅ Canada came in 1836.Then, on November 21, 1845, Jamaica opened the Kingston to Spanish Town Railway — the first railway in the Caribbean and South America, and the first outside both Europe and North America.For context:📌 India’s first railway opened i