Sir, myself and Kaushik Dharwadkar, with due permission from port authority, had gone once last year to trace remains of this station, if any. Sadly, a container terminal has come up where the platform is seen here and the far end seen here now houses...

Sir, myself and Kaushik Dharwadkar, with due permission from port authority, had gone once last year to trace remains of this station, if any. Sadly, a container terminal has come up where the platform is seen here and the far end seen here now houses the Passenger Cruise Terminal (which is just a HUGE waiting area with some immigration counters, all rarely or never used).

Posted by Karan Desai on 2009 Dec 15 18:03:23 +0000

Even cochin had similar arrangement. The name of station was COchin Pier (CHP). Remains of the station can be seen here:
http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Stations/CHTS/Sany0143.jpg.html

The area has been converted to a gantry. See it's ...

Even cochin had similar arrangement. The name of station was COchin Pier (CHP). Remains of the station can be seen here:
http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Stations/CHTS/Sany0143.jpg.html

The area has been converted to a gantry. See it's position now, with a ship:
http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Stations/CHTS/IMG_0097.jpg.html

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Dec 15 12:04:28 +0000

It was so convenient for the Englishmen to step off the ship which brought them from England, directly onto the train waiting to take them to Delhi, Punjab and the Frontier. Today, this is what Ballard Estate looks like...

It was so convenient for the Englishmen to step off the ship which brought them from England, directly onto the train waiting to take them to Delhi, Punjab and the Frontier. Today, this is what Ballard Estate looks like http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=18.9370585&lon=72.8397202&z=16&l=0&m=s&v=9

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Dec 15 05:15:14 +0000