Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस ), formerly Victoria Terminus, and better known by its abbreviation CST or Bombay VT) is an historic railway station in Mumbai which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, and serves Central Railway trains terminating in Mumbai as well as the Mumbai surburban railway.
The station was designed by Fredrick William Stevens, a consulting architect in 1887-1888, for the princely sum of 16.14 Lakh rupees.
The final design bears some resemblance to St Pancras station in London. It took ten years to complete and was named "Victoria Terminus" in honour of the reigning Queen Victoria.
In 1996, in response to demands by the Shiv Sena and in keeping with the policy of renaming locations with Indian names, the station was renamed by the state government after Chhatrapati Shivaji, a famed 17th century Maratha king. Nevertheless, it is still referred to as Victoria Terminus or VT by almost everyone living in Mumbai today.
On July 2, 2004 the station was nominated a World Heritage Site by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.
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