Rail transport in Belize

Old railroad bridge along the Hummingbird Highway

There is no active rail transport in Belize, although there were lines in the past.

Overview

Historically, one of the major railroads in Belize was the Stann Creek Railway used by United Fruit, which connected Middlesex Estate with the port of Dangriga. The railway was 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge, and operated from 1913 till 1937, when it was abandoned. Many remains are still visible along the Hummingbird Highway (between Dangriga and Belmopan). This road uses some of the old railroad bridges, though they are gradually disappearing due to modernization effort.

A second abandoned railroad ran from Hill Bank, at the south end of a lagoon on the New River, west through Sierra de Agua to Gallon Jug, an abandoned community about 10 km from the Guatemala border.

There have been no railway connections to other countries.

See also

• Belize
• Transport in Belize

References

• Railways of the Caribbean by David Rollinson (2001, Macmillan, Oxford England) ISBN 0-333-73042-9 (see link)

External links

• Railways and Trains in Belize. A Guide to the Past with facts, pictures and background information to the Belize railroad history.
• History of Belize with a mention of the railroad and a picture with a train in Dangriga port.