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The Oyster Rock Lighthouse is located in Karwar, Karnataka, India, on one of the islands located close to Karwar, Oyster Rock. [2] Tourists can reach this island with the help of motor boats, which are available from Karwar Port. Constructed by the British during the 1860s, the lighthouse became functional from 25 March 1864. [3]
Karwar port also berths coastal vessels and there is a jetty for fishing vessels. [31] The Government of Karnataka has planned to develop Karwar port on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis to provide six additional berths, a container terminal, and a rail link to Karwar railway station.
Karwar railway station is one of the main railway station in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. Its code is KAWR. It is the headquarters of the Karwar Division of Konkan Railway (Pernem–Thokur). It serves Karwar city. The station consists of two platforms. Karwar has three nearby railway stations: Karwar, Asnoti and Harwada.
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Shirwad is a village 6 km. north-east of Karwar city in Uttara Kannada district, on the sea coast of Karnataka state in India. A road from Karwar to Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant passes through Shirwad. Karwar is one of the important stations on the famous Konkan Railway route and the Railway Station of Karwar is located at Shirwad. One end of ...
In 1638 a rival English trading body, the Courteen Association, established a factory at Karwar. Muslin was the chief commodity purchased but Karwar was also a source for pepper, cardamom, cassier and coarse blue cotton cloth. Situated on India's west coast, 50 miles south-east of Goa, Karwar was noted for its safe harbour. In 1649 the Courteen ...
Karwar railway division is one of the two railway divisions under Konkan Railway of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 26 January 1998 and its headquarter is located at Karwar in the state of Karnataka of India. Karwar railway division extends over 395 km (245 mi) from Pernem in Goa to Surathkal in Karnataka.
The Karnataka government has introduced The Golden Chariot – a train which connects popular tourist destinations in the state and Goa. The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation is the governmental body that works to promote tourism in Karnataka. [6]