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Manvel Hazaar
Maliyan was of Armenian origin. In 1734, he had constructed the
bell-room and tower atop the Armenian Church. This Ghat was built
and christened by him.
The Calcutta Station and Ticket Reservation Room of Eastern Railways was in Armenian Ghat from 1854-1874. The passengers used
to buy tickets from there and paid duties after weighing their
luggage. Then the launch or steamer of the Railways which used
to ply from there to Howrah, took them to their destination
Howrah. The passengers used to aboard the train from the platform
at Howrah. This system was abolished since the construction
of Howrah Bridge. Horse-pulled trams used to ply from Sealdah
to Armenian Ghat regularly. At present, Armenian Ghat has transformed
into a huge store-house of the Port Commission.
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