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Running parallel to the two bridges is the Port Grand Train Track, also known as the Chinna Creek Bridge, which connects Karachi City Station to Kemari via the Karachi Monkey Yard. This 379-meter-long bridge, maintained by Pakistan Railways, is exclusively used for freight trains.
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was constructed to connect city to the harbour. When the British began constructing the mole, which partitioned the water area, they carefully considered whether closing the waterways on the western side of
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would negatively impact the ships in the harbour. The mole was completed in 1864 at a cost of Rs 643,440, and an additional railway bridge was also built.
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The bridge was built around the same time as other important bridges in the area. Due to increased
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The modern port started its operations in 1854 during the
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Napier Mole Bridge

Coordinates
24°50′35″N 66°59′26″E / 24.842919°N 66.990557°E / 24.842919; 66.990557
Named for
Charles Napier
lanes
bridge
Karachi
Sindh
Port of Karachi
British Raj
mole
Chinna Creek
traffic congestion
Jinnah Bridge
Port Grand Food and Entertainment Complex
Karachi Port Trust




Kurrachee (Karachi) Past, Present, and Future
Kurrachee (Karachi) Past, Present, and Future


"Bridging history"
Dawn

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