| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus | |
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 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on the eve of republic day in 2016 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic |
| Town or city | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 18°56′23″N 72°50′08″E / 18.9398208°N 72.83546760000002°E |
| Construction started | May 1878 |
| Completed | May 1888 |
| Cost | ₹1,614,000 (US$21,000)(at that time) Now, ₹2,013.4 million (US$26 million) |
| Client | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig |
| Engineer | Wilson Bell |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 945 |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
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| Coordinates | 18°56′23″N 72°50′08″E / 18.9398°N 72.8355°E | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Central Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line Mumbai-Chennai line | ||||
| Platforms | 18 | ||||
| Tracks | Multiple | ||||
| Connections |   | ||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Platform levels | 01 | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
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| Station code | CSMT | ||||
| Zone(s) | Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Mumbai CR | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | May 1853 | ||||
| Rebuilt | May 1888 | ||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz | ||||
| Previous names | Victoria Terminus Bori Bunder railway station | ||||
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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. 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. 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.
