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 |
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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 |
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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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