Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is a historic railway station in the city of Mumbai, India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its name used to be Victoria Terminus.[2] The station is also called VT (as short-form of Victoria Terminus) or CSMT (as short-form of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus). The station was built in 1887. It was designed by Frederick William Stevens. The station is in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai.[3] It is the busiest railway station in India.[4] There are always a lot of people at the station. Short-distance trains and long-distance trains come to this station.
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 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on the eve of republic day in 2016 |
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| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic |
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| Town or city | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
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| Country | India |
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| Coordinates | 18.9398208°N 72.83546760000002°E / 18.9398208; 72.83546760000002 |
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| Construction started | May 1878; 147 years ago (1878-05)[1] |
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| Completed | May 1888; 137 years ago (1888-05) |
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| Cost | ₹1,614,000 (US$21,000)(at that time) Now, ₹2,013.4 million (US$26 million) |
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| Client | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
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| Architect | Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig |
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| Engineer | Wilson Bell |
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| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
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| Reference | 945 |
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| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus |
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| Coordinates | 18.9398°N 72.8355°E / 18.9398; 72.8355 |
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| Owned by | Indian Railways |
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| Operated by | Central Railway zone |
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| Line(s) | Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Mumbai-Chennai line |
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| Platforms | 18 |
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| Tracks | Multiple |
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| Structure type | At-grade |
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| Platform levels | 01 |
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| Parking | Yes |
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| Station code | CSMT |
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| Zone(s) |
Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) |
Mumbai CR |
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| Opened | May 1853; 172 years ago (1853-05) |
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| Rebuilt | May 1888; 137 years ago (1888-05) |
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| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
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| Previous names | Victoria Terminus
Bori Bunder railway station |
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