Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
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Victoria Terminus
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Front side of CST building
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| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic |
| Town or city | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Construction started | May 1878 |
| Completed | May 1888 |
| Cost | 16.14 lakh |
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| 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.
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Images for kids
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A photo of Victoria Terminus from 1910. Note the seated statue in the canopy under the clock
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Victoria Terminus, before being renamed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in 1995
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