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Mumbai CST

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM)
छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus).jpg
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station is located in Mumbai
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station
Location within Mumbai
General information
Architectural style Indo-Saracenic
Town or city Mumbai, Maharashtra
Country India
Coordinates 18°56′23″N 72°50′08″E / 18.9398°N 72.8355°E / 18.9398; 72.8355
Construction started May 1878; 138 years ago (1878-05)
Completed May 1888; 128 years ago (1888-05)
Cost 1,614,000 (US$24,000)(at that time) Now, 2,013.4 million (US$30 million)
Client Bombay Presidency
Design and construction
Architect Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig
Engineer Wilson Bell
Official name Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Designated 2004 (28th session)
Reference no. 945
State party  India
Language English
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Central Railway zone
Platforms 18
Connections Bus interchange Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code CSTM
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mumbai CR
History
Opened May 1888; 128 years ago (1888-05)
Electrified 25 kV AC 50 Hz
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Rd, Dhobi Talao
Coordinates 18°56′23″N 72°50′08″E / 18.9398°N 72.8355°E / 18.9398; 72.8355
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line, Harbour Line
Platforms 07
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Station code ST
Fare zone Central Railway zone
History
Opened 1853; 164 years ago (1853)
Closed 1878; 139 years ago (1878)
Rebuilt 1887; 130 years ago (1887)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Services
Preceding station  
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
MSR
  Following station
Terminus Central Line
Main Line
toward Kalyan
Terminus Harbour Line
toward Andheri or Panvel

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), is a historic railway station and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. Designed by Frederick William Stevens with the concept of Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and meant to be a similar revival of Indian Goth (classical era) architecture, the station was built in 1887 in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The new railway station was built on the location of the Bori Bunder railway station and is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance trains and commuter trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The station's name was changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in March 1996.

The station was proposed to be renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, by adding "Maharaj" to the name, by the Government of Maharashtra on 8 December, 2016 and forwarded to the Government of India, for consideration and implementation of the same.

Bori Bunder (alternatively "Bori Bandar") was one of the areas along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India which was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported from Mumbai. In the area's name, 'Bori' means sack and 'Bandar' means port or haven (in Marathi); So Bori Bunder literally means a place where sacks are stored. In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway built its railway terminus in this area and the station took its name as Bori Bunder. On 16 April 1853 the Great Indian Peninsula Railway operated the historic first passenger train in India from Bori Bunder to Thane covering a distance of 34 km (21 mi), formally heralding the birth of the Indian Railways. The train between Bori Bunder and Thane took 57 minutes at a distance of 35 km (22 mi) apart.


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