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'''Napier Mole Tramway/Railway, Karachi Harbour'''
The Napier Mole with a light Tramway, Karachi Harbour was constructed in 1854. The tramway road 3 miles (5km) in length from [[Kiamari]], the landing place for passengers and goods destined for [[Karachi]] or dispatch up-country . The tramway was constructed by the the [[North-Western State Railway]](NWR) <ref name=Gazetteer>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_310.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 304; 1908]; Retrieved 23 Aug 2016</ref>.<br>Further development of the tramway is described on the [[Karachi Tramway|seperate '''Karachi Tramway''' page]]
[[File: Karachi 1893.jpg |thumb|'''Karachi 1893'''. The line running south east from Karachi city to Kiamari is the first tramway track, inaugurated in 1894 and became the NWR mainline. The line to the south was the Karachi Tramway, following Kiamari Island, crossing by the ‘bridge’ (shown on map) to the streets of Karachi towship]]
