The travel by train is set to return in a major way in the new year, following the announced partnership between the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC).

The collaborative venture will be supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information as the partnership aims to bring a cashless transit system to students in St Catherine.

The move will include trains transporting school children from Old Harbour and Linstead into Spanish Town by rail.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has given his blessing and applause to the project as a move by the Government to transform the transports system.

The JRC has assured that all COVID-19 protocols will be strictly observed.