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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since 2017, formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), Bombay station code: CSMT /ST ), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Chhatrapai Shivaji Terminus, main railway station in Mumbai, India, and the headquarters of the city’s Central Railway System. It was built between 1878 and 1887. The palatial structure must be read as a centrepiece of what was for more than a century the most important country in the British Empire.
Formerly known as the Victoria Terminus (VT) after the then ruling Empress of British India, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is the most extravagant and magnificent gothic revival structures built in Mumbai.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is an outstanding example of late 19th-century railway architecture in the British Commonwealth, characterized by Victorian Gothic Revival and traditional Indian features, as well as its advanced structural and technical solutions.
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, in Mumbai, was designed by British architect Frederick William Stevens and constructed between 1878 and 1888 A.D. to...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is the finest example of the unique Bombay Gothic style of building, which combined High Victorian Gothic design with...
Nov 30, 2023 · Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus, is a historic railway station located in Mumbai. It is one of the busiest and most iconic railway stations in the...
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), formerly known as Victoria Terminus, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and, remarkably, also one of the busiest railroad stations in India. It serves hundreds of commuters every day.
Dec 6, 2023 · In 1996 the Terminus was renamed in honor of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the royal title of a seventeenth-century Indian ruler named Shivaji who’s legacy later became associated with India’s independence movement from British colonial rule.
A monument of significant historical importance that houses one of the finest railway stations in the world, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus sees a footfall of over 3 million daily. The railway terminus was named Victoria Terminus in honour of the British Queen, Victoria, on Golden Jubilee Day (1887) to mark fifty years of her reign.
