Revitalization of Rail Service Will Bring Economic Benefits To Communities Says Minister Montague

• Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says that the impending revitalization of railway service between downtown Kingston and Marcus Garvey Drive is expected to bring economic activities to the communities along the line.
• The train will stop in the communities along the line and allow persons to vend or offer other services, but no “big-box” stores will be allowed. “This is an opportunity for the ‘little-man’, and only people from these communities will be allowed to interact with passengers”, said the minister.
• The Minister said that there is also a plan to rent coaches to businesses to facilitate shopping while passengers ride. This, he said, would be the next project for the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC).

(Source: JIS News)