Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
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| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | |
|---|---|
| Victoria Terminus | |
 Front side of CST building |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic |
| Town or city | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 18°56′24″N 72°50′07″E / 18.9400°N 72.8353°ECoordinates: 18°56′24″N 72°50′07″E / 18.9400°N 72.8353°E |
| Construction started | May 1878 |
| Completed | May 1888 |
| Cost | 16.14 lakh |
| Design and construction | |
| 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.[1] 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.[2] The station is in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai.[3]
It is the busiest railway station in India.[4] 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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- ↑ Om Gupta (1 April 2006). Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 507–. ISBN 978-81-8205-389-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=KR9m6TzO-PsC&pg=PA507. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ Manohar Bandopadhyay (2010). Tourist Destinations in India. Pinnacle Technology. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-93-80944-00-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-PaxM04v9wC&pg=PA57. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ Aruṇa Ṭikekara, Aroon Tikekar (2006). The cloister's pale: a biography of the University of Mumbai. Popular Prakashan. pp. 357. ISBN 81-7991-293-0. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=dz9wl5vvKCAC&dq=.Page 64
- ↑ "India's impressive railway stations". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-indias-impressive-railway-stations/20111013.htm.
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