CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (Flickr)Tour· St Kitts· Leeward Islands
St Kitts Scenic Railway
17° 18.8′ N · 62° 42.7′ W
A narrow-gauge sugar-cane railway, laid between 1912 and 1926, now carrying visitors in double-decker open-top carriages around the north of the island - 'the last railway in the West Indies'.
Practical
Position is Needsmust station near the airport, where tours start (OpenStreetMap). The circular tour takes about 3 hours: 18 miles by train and 12 miles by bus. Tourist trains have run since 2003 and the schedule follows cruise-ship days, so book ahead via the railway's website. Lower deck is air-conditioned with a bar; the upper deck is open-air.
Best for
A relaxed island tour on a cruise-ship day
Nearby
- Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport0.4 NM away
- Valu Mart IGA (Basseterre)0.9 NM away
- Frank B. Armstrong Propane1.1 NM away
- St Kitts Music Festival1.1 NM away
- Budget Marine (St Kitts)1.2 NM away
- Independence Square (Basseterre)1.2 NM away
- Deep Water Port Anchorage (Basseterre East)1.3 NM away
- Neil Jeetlall Electrical Services1.3 NM away