Spanish Town to four lines: The station opened in 1845 and closed in October 1992 when all passenger traffic on Jamaica's railways abruptly ceased. The location has also been referenced by Charlotte Bronte in her 1847 novel Jane Eyre, in which Mr Rochester's wife, Bertha Mason had originated from. This location and the characterisation of Bertha was further explored by Jean Rhys in her 1966 retelling of Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea. Spanish Town Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British
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