4-716: Ballard Pier Mole was a station of the Mumbai Port Trust Railway in the Ballard Pier precinct of South Mumbai , India. The station was the terminating station of the Frontier Mail , (now the Golden Temple Mail ) and the Punjab Limited Express. The station was built in the period 1910–1912, and was extended in 1914. It was named after Bombay Port Trust's first chairman, J.E. Ballard. Old Photographs of
8-668: A railway station in the Indian state of Maharashtra is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mumbai Port Trust Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway (also known as the Bombay Port Trust Railway ) was commissioned on 1 January 1915. The railway line was being utilized for grain and fuel depots and feeding the containers at the Bombay Port . The port trust lines were not just used for conveying cargo, but also carry passengers and troops during World War II . In
12-502: The station show a station having two platforms under a single large roof. The building behind the station was itself a large one. A road was seen west of the station, and one photo shows cars parked beside the main station building. At the southern end of the station, was a clock tower-like structure. British passengers from steamers often boarded from this station. It was also an ideal picking point for mail arriving from Europe from P&O Mail steamers. According to some sources regarding
16-401: The year of commencement, the Punjab Limited Express service started from Ballard Pier Mole on 1 June 1912, and later shifted to Bombay Victoria Terminus in 1914 The Frontier Mail, however started on 1 September 1928, making its maiden journey from Colaba Terminus station. During the winter months from September to December, it used to depart from the mole station. This article about
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