Victoria Terminus

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus,on map_type= Mumbai,oncoordinates = 18°56′23″N 72°50′08″E / 18.9398°N 72.8355°E / 18.9398; 72.8355
General information
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic
Country	India
Construction started	May 1878; 139 years ago (1878-05)
Completed	May 1888; 129 years ago (1888-05)
Cost	₹1,614,000 (US$25,000)(at that time) Now, ₹2,013.4 million (US$31 million)
Client	Bombay Presidency
Design and construction
Architect	Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig
Engineer	Wilson Bell
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Designated	2004 (28th session)
Reference no.	945
State party	India
Language	English

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway zone
Platforms	18
Connections
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; 129 years ago (1888-05)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz

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   MSR   Following station Terminus Central Line Main Line Masjid toward Kalyan Terminus Harbour Line Masjid toward Andheri or Panvel

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM), 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. The state government's request was approved by the Union Home Ministry on 6 May 2017.

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.