Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) / Victoria Terminus (VT) (Mumbai)

India / Maharashtra / Mumbai / Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road
 train station, railway terminal
[This Polygon marks the Station in entirety, Please do not use the category "World Heritage Site" for this Polygon Tag. You can find the seperate Tag of the Victoria Terminus Heritage Building here wikimapia.org/#lat=18.9430731&lon=72.8363196&z=16&l=0&... ]
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Marathi:छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनल), formerly Victoria Terminus, and better known by its abbreviation CST or Bombay VT, is a 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 suburban railway.
Mumbai CST shall be upgraded to a World Class Station (along with Pune Jn. and Nagpur Jn.) via public-private partnership.The main entrance for CST as of today, which is in the right side of the main building. The station was designed by Frederick William Stevens, a consulting architect in 1887-1888. He received as payment 16.14 lakh rupees. Stevens earned the commission to construct the station after a masterpiece watercolour sketch by draughtsman Axel Haig. 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 Queen and Empress Victoria; it was opened on the date of her Golden Jubilee in 1887. This famous architectural landmark in Gothic style was built as the headquarters of the great Indian Peninsular Railway. Since then the station came to be known as Bombay VT. 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 Chatrapati Shivaji, a famed 17th century Maratha king. On 2 July 2004 the station was nominated a World Heritage Site by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. On 26 November 2008, two Pakistani terrorists entered the passenger hall of the CST, opened fire and threw grenades at the people. That was very unpleasent situation for our Indian people. The terrorists were armed with AK-47 rifles. More than 50 people were killed in the attack.
The station building was designed in the Victorian Gothic style of architecture. The building exhibits a fusion of influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Indian architecture. Internally, the wood carving, tiles, ornamental iron and brass railings, grills for the ticket offices, the balustrades for the grand staircases and other ornaments were the work of students at the Bombay School of Art. The station stands as an example of 19th century railway architectural marvels for its advanced structural and technical solutions.
The network of suburban trains (locally known as locals, short for local trains) radiating out from this station is instrumental in keeping Mumbai running. The station serves long-distance trains as well as two of the suburban lines-the Central Line and the Harbour line. It is the westernmost terminus of Central Railway. Local trains terminate at Karjat, Kasara, Panvel, Khopoli,Dombivli , Kalyan, Asangaon, Titwala, Ambernath, Badlapur, Thane and Dahanu.
The Terminus building is known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , whereas the yard is well known as "WADI BUNDER YARD" - bunder referring to the Bunder (Port) nearby. Goods from & to the port are transported through this yard.
Opp. BMC Building, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort/ P D'Mello Road (PF-18), Mumbai- 400001
State: Maharashtra
Elevation: 14 m above sea level
Zone: CR/Central Division: Mumbai CSM Terminus
Type of Station: Terminus
Number of Platforms: 18
Number of Halting Trains: 0
Number of Originating Trains: 57
Number of Terminating Trains: 52
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Terminus_Mumbai
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Coordinates:   18°56'38"N   72°50'14"E

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  • This station is one of the biggest station in the world 500 ticket counters
  • This is the location of the first attack om Mumbai, The attacks began Nov 26, 2008, Wednesday at about 9:20 p.m. with shooters spraying gunfire across the Chhatrapati Shivaji railroad station, one of the world's busiest terminals. For the next two hours, there was an attack roughly every 15 minutes — a Jewish center, a tourist restaurant, one hotel, then another, and two attacks on hospitals. There were 10 targets in all.
  • "An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind." Mahatma Gandhi
  • PS : This article needs clean-up. Do not modify if you do not intend to fix it.
  • This is CST railway station. I denote it for the simplicity of Indians traveling in Mumbai. Jay Bharat, Jay Maharastra
  • ITS SO GOOD THAT IT HAS BECOME A VISITING SITE FOR ME.WHENEVER I TRAVELL I COME HEREW TO CST.
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