Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since 2017, formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), Bombay station code: CSMT (mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | |
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Façade of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | |
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| Alternative names | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (official) |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic Victorian Gothic Revival |
| Address | Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001 |
| Town or city | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 18.9398°N 72.8354°E |
| Construction started | 1878 |
| Completed | May 1888 |
| Cost | ₹1,614,000 (US$20,000) (at the time) now ₹2,013 million (US$25 million) |
| Client | Central Railway |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig |
| Engineer | Wilson Bell |
| Website | |
| https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/ | |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 945 |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | |
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| Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Area, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001 India |
| Coordinates | 18.9398°N 72.8355°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Mumbai–Nagpur–Howrah line Mumbai–Chennai line Mumbai–Madgaon line Howrah-Prayagraj-Mumbai line Mumbai-Ahmednagar railway line via Kalyan was also in planning stage with survey of this project carried out on 1970, 2000, 2014 etc. |
| Platforms | 18 |
| Tracks | 40 (Multiple) |
| Connections | |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Platform levels | 01 |
| Parking | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Active |
| Station code | CSMT (current) BB VT CST CSTM (former) |
| Zone(s) | Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Mumbai CR |
| Website | https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
| History | |
| Opened | May 1853 |
| Rebuilt | May 1888 |
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Previous names | Bori Bunder Victoria Terminus |
| Location | |
Mumbai CSMT Location within India Mumbai CSMT Mumbai CSMT (Mumbai) Mumbai CSMT Mumbai CSMT (Maharashtra) | |
The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig, in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the year marking 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule.
In March 1996, the station's name was changed from Victoria Terminus to "Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus" (with station code CST) after Shivaji, the 17th-century warrior king and the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire who founded the state in the western Marathi-speaking regions of the Deccan Plateau.
In 2017, the station was again renamed "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus" (with code CSMT), where the title Maharaj has literal meaning, "Great king; emperor." Both former initials "VT" and the current, "CST", are also commonly used.
The terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance and suburban trains with a total number of 18 platforms.