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| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | |
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| Victoria Terminus | |
Front side of CST building
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic |
| Town or city | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | Missing latitude in Module:Coordinates.formatTest() |
| Construction started | May 1878 |
| Completed | May 1888 |
| Cost | 16.14 lakh |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig |
| Engineer | Wilson Bell |
Chhatrapati Shivaji 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. The station is also called VT (as short-form of Victoria Terminus) or CST (as short-form of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus). The station was built in 1887. It was designed by Frederick William Stevens. The station is in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai.
It is the busiest railway station in India. There are always a lot of people at the station. Short-distance trains and long-distance trains come to this station.
The Terminus in the 1950s
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The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus lit up on Republic Day 2015.
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The gable on the western façade on the building portraying "Engineering".
Façade of CST
Central dome
Statue of Progress atop the central dome.
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The interiors of the central dome with its stained glass windows and ornate carvings.
