Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस), (formerly Victoria Terminus) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and historic railway station in Mumbai which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. Situated in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai, it was built as a new railway station on the location of the Bori Bunder Station in 1887 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. In 1996 its name was changed to the present name in honour of the Maratha warrior Shivaji. Its abbreviations CST or VT are popularly used by locals to refer to the station and it is also known by its abbreviation CSTM or Bombay VT. It is the busiest railway station in India, and serves both as a terminal for long distance trains terminating in Mumbai as well as the Mumbai Suburban Railway.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस
Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus
Location within Mumbai
General information
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic
Town or city	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Country	India
Construction started	1878
Completed	1888
Cost	₹16,14,000
Client	Bombay Presidency
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Frederick William Stevens, Axel Haig
Engineer	Frederick William Stevens
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Designated	2004 (28th session)
Reference no.	945
State Party	India
Region	Asia-Pacific

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History

The site on which this station is situated, Bori Bunder, is of great historical importance and is associated with the origins of Mumbai as a city. The city derives its name from the goddess Mumba Devi, and the earliest temple dedicated to her is believed to have stood at the site of the Victoria Terminus. The original shrine was demolished in 1317 by Mubarak Shah and reconstructed. This was demolished by the Portuguese in 1760.

The station was designed by the consulting British architect Frederick William Stevens(1848-1900). Work began in 1878. He received ₹1,614,000 (US$19,000) as payment for his services. Stevens earned the commission to construct the station after a masterpiece watercolour sketch by draughtsman Axel Haig. The final design bears some resemblance to the St Pancras railway station in London. GG Scott's plans for Berlin's parliament building had been published four years before, and also has marked similarities to the station's design.

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. It cost £260,000 when it was finished in 1888, the highest for any building of that era in Bombay. 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.

Originally intended only to house the main station and the administrative offices of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, a number of ancillary buildings have been added subsequently, all designed so as to harmonise with the main structure. A new station to handle main line traffic was erected in 1929. The original building is still in use to handle suburban traffic and is used by over three million commuters daily. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Central Railway.

In 1996, the Minister of Railways, Suresh Kalmadi, changed the name of the station to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in honour of the great Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji.

In 2008, the station was featured prominently in the Academy Award winning film, Slumdog Millionaire. In 1956, the station was also featured in the film C.I.D. during the song 'Yei Hai Bombay Meri Jaan'.

Terrorist attacks in 2008

Main article: 2008 Mumbai attacks

On 26 November 2008, two terrorists entered the passenger hall of the CST, opened fire and threw grenades at people. The terrorists were armed with AK-47 rifles.

Kasab in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

One of the terrorists, Ajmal Kasab, was later caught alive by the police and identified by eyewitnesses. The attacks began around 21:30 when the two men entered the passenger hall and opened fire, The attackers killed 58 people and injured 104 others,, including a police officer, Tukaram Omble; their assault ending at about 22:45.. The CCTV captured the attack, and the evidence was used to identify and indict Kasab.

The structure

Facade of CST.

The station building was designed in the High Victorian Gothic style of architecture. The building exhibits a fusion of influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Indian architecture. The skyline, turrets, pointed arches, and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture. Externally, 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 Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. The station stands as an example of 19th century railway architectural marvels for its advanced structural and technical solutions.

The VT was constructed using high level of engineering both in terms of railway engineering and civil engineering. It is one of the first and is considered as one of the finest products of the use of industrial revolution technology merged with revival of the Gothic Revival style In India . The centrally domed office structure has a 330 feet long platform connected to a 1,200 feet long train shed, and its outline provides the skeleton plan for building. VT's dome of dovetailed ribs, built without centering, was considered as a novel achievement of the era. The interior of the building was conceived as a series of large rooms with high ceilings. It is a utilitarian building and has had various changes required by the users, not always sympathetic. It has a C-shaped plan which is symmetrical on an east-west axis. All the sides of the building are given equal value in the design. It is crowned by a high central dome, which acts as the focal point. The dome is an octagonal ribbed structure with a colossal female figure symbolizing Progress, holding a torch pointing upwards in her right hand and a spoked wheel in her left hand. The side wings enclose the courtyard, which opens on to the street. The wings are anchored by monumental turrets at each of their four corners, which balance and frame the central dome. The façades present the appearance of well proportioned rows of windows and arches. The ornamentation in the form of statuary, bas-reliefs, and friezes is exuberant yet well controlled. The columns of the entrance gates are crowned by figures of a lion (representing Great Britain) and a tiger (representing India). The main structure is built from a blend of India sandstone and limestone, while high-quality Italian marble was used for the key decorative elements. The main interiors are also decorated: the ground floor of the North Wing, known as the Star Chamber, which is still used as the booking office, is embellished with Italian marble and polished Indian blue stone. The stone arches are covered with carved foliage and grotesques.

Internally, the ceiling of the booking hall was originally painted blue, gold and strong red on a ground of rich blue with gold stars. Its walls were lined with glazed tiles made by Maw & Co of Britain. Outside, there are statues representing Commerce, Agriculture, Engineering and Science, with a statue representing Progress on the central dome of the station. A statue of Queen Victoria beneath the central dome has been removed.

Rumours persist that the design for Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India was originally designated for Flinders Street Station. However, no convincing evidence, other than architectural similarities to other buildings in their respective cities, has been produced to support the rumour.

Plans are underway to upgrade Mumbai CST (along with Pune Jn. and Nagpur Jn.) by means of a public-private partnership.

Trains

There are many trains passing through, originating and terminating at Visakhapatnam station.

Train Number	Train Name	Originates	Terminates	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Halt Time
11019	Konark Express	Mumbai Cst	Bhubaneswar	20:55	21:15	20 min
11020	Konark Express	Bhubaneswar	Mumbai Cst	22:25	22:45	20 min
12507	Guwahati Exp	Eranakulam Jn	Guwahati	23:05	23:25	20 min
12508	Ghy Ers Express	Guwahati	Eranakulam Jn	15:35	15:55	20 min
12509	Guwahati Exp	Bangalore Cy Jn	Guwahati	19:30	19:50	20 min
12510	Ghy Sbc Express	Guwahati	Bangalore Cy Jn	15:35	15:55	20 min
12513	Sc Ghy Exp	Secunderabad Jn	Guwahati	19:30	19:50	20 min
12514	Ghy Sc Express	Guwahati	Secunderabad Jn	15:35	15:55	20 min
12515	Guwahati Exp	Trivandrum Cntl	Guwahati	19:30	19:50	20 min
12516	Ghy Tvc Express	Guwahati	Trivandrum Cntl	15:35	15:55	20 min
12659	Gurudev Express	Nagercoil Jn	Shalimar	23:05	23:25	20 min
12660	Gurudev Express	Shalimar	Nagercoil Jn	14:15	14:35	20 min
12663	Hwh Tpj Express	Howrah Jn	Tiruchirapalli	05:50	06:35	45 min
12664	Howrah Express	Tiruchirapalli	Howrah Jn	11:45	12:05	20 min
12665	Kannyakumari Ex	Howrah Jn	Kanyakumari	05:50	06:35	45 min
12666	Cape Howrah Exp	Kanyakumari	Howrah Jn	11:45	12:05	20 min
12703	Falaknuma Exp	Howrah Jn	Secunderabad Jn	21:15	21:35	20 min
12704	Falaknuma Exp	Secunderabad Jn	Howrah Jn	03:30	03:50	20 min
12717	Ratnachalam Exp	Visakhapatnam	Vijayawada Jn	starts	12:30	0
12718	Ratnachal Exp	Vijayawada Jn	Visakhapatnam	12:05	ends	0
12727	Godavari Exp	Visakhapatnam	Hyderabad Decan	starts	17:25	0
12728	Godavari Exp	Hyderabad Decan	Visakhapatnam	06:05	ends	0
12739	Vskp Garib Rath	Visakhapatnam	Secunderabad Jn	starts	20:30	0
12740	Vskp Garib Rath	Secunderabad Jn	Visakhapatnam	07:30	ends	0
12803	Swarnajayantiex	Visakhapatnam	H Nizamuddin	starts	08:30	0
12804	Vskp Swrn J Exp	H Nizamuddin	Visakhapatnam	17:25	ends	0
12805	Janmabhoomi Exp	Visakhapatnam	Secunderabad Jn	starts	06:00	0
12806	Janmabhoomi Exp	Secunderabad Jn	Visakhapatnam	19:40	ends	0
12807	Samta Express	Visakhapatnam	H Nizamuddin	starts	06:20	0
12829	Bhubaneswar Exp	Chennai Central	Bhubaneswar	10:25	10:45	20 min
12830	Bbs Chennai Exp	Bhubaneswar	Chennai Central	19:10	19:30	20 min
12835	Hte Ypr Express	Hatia	Yesvantpur Jn	09:45	10:05	20 min
15227	Muzaffarpur Exp	Yesvantpur Jn	Muzaffarpur Jn	23:05	23:25	20 min
15228	Mfp Ypr Exp	Muzaffarpur Jn	Yesvantpur Jn	14:15	14:35	20 min
15629	Guwahati Expres	Chennai Egmore	Guwahati	11:45	12:05	20 min
15630	Guwahati Ms Exp	Guwahati	Chennai Egmore	05:50	06:35	45 min
15929	Dibrugarh Exp	Chennai Egmore	Dibrugarh Town	11:45	12:05	20 min
15930	Dbrt Ms Express	Dibrugarh Town	Chennai Egmore	05:50	06:35	45 min
16309	Patna Express	Eranakulam Jn	Patna Jn	19:30	19:50	20 min
16310	Pnbe Ers Expres	Patna Jn	Eranakulam Jn	14:15	14:35	20 min
16323	Shalimar Exp	Trivandrum Cntl	Shalimar	23:05	23:25	20 min
16324	Thruvanthprm Exp	Shalimar	Trivandrum Cntl	14:15	14:35	20 min
17015	Visakha Express	Bhubaneswar	Secunderabad Jn	16:15	16:35	20 min
17016	Visakha Exp	Secunderabad Jn	Bhubaneswar	07:15	07:35	20 min
17239	Simhadri Exp	Guntur Jn	Visakhapatnam	17:50	ends	0
17240	Simhadri Expres	Visakhapatnam	Guntur Jn	starts	07:10	0
17479	Puri Tpty Exp	Puri	Tirupati	23:20	23:40	20 min
17480	Tpty Puri Exp	Tirupati	Puri	04:40	05:00	20 min
17481	Bsp Tpty Expres	Bilaspur Jn	Tirupati	23:20	23:40	20 min
17482	Tpty Bsp Exp	Tirupati	Bilaspur Jn	04:40	05:00	20 min
17487	Tirumala Exp	Tirupati	Visakhapatnam	10:55	ends	0
17488	Tirumala Exp	Visakhapatnam	Tirupati	starts	13:50	0
18189	Tata Allp Exp	Tatanagar Jn	Alleppey	10:05	10:25	20 min
18401	Puri Okha Exp	Puri	Okha	17:25	17:45	20 min
18402	Okha Puri Exp	Okha	Puri	02:00	02:20	20 min
18411	Inter City Exp	Bhubaneswar	Visakhapatnam	14:35	ends	0
18412	Inter City Exp	Visakhapatnam	Bhubaneswar	starts	14:55	0
18463	Prasanthi Exp	Bhubaneswar	Bangalore Cy Jn	12:50	13:10	20 min
18464	Prasanthi Exp	Bangalore Cy Jn	Bhubaneswar	13:15	13:35	20 min
18507	Vskp Asr Hkg Ex	Visakhapatnam	Amritsar Jn	starts	00:10	0
18509	Vskp Nzb Expres	Visakhapatnam	Nizamabad	starts	19:30	0
18510	Nzb Vskp Expres	Nizamabad	Visakhapatnam	10:15	ends	0
18517	Krba Vskp Exp	Korba	Visakhapatnam	07:45	ends	0
18518	Vskp Krba Exp	Visakhapatnam	Korba	starts	19:15	0
18645	East Coast Exp	Howrah Jn	Hyderabad Decan	03:45	04:05	20 min
18646	East Coast Exp	Hyderabad Decan	Howrah Jn	23:35	23:55	20 min
58501	Vskp Krdl Pass	Visakhapatnam	Kirandul	starts	06:50	0
58530	Vskp Durg Pasng	Visakhapatnam	Durg	starts	21:00	0
12845	Bbs Ypr Sup Exp	Bhubaneswar	Yesvantpur Jn	14:15	14:35	20 min
12846	Bhubaneshwar Ex	Yesvantpur Jn	Bhubaneswar	04:05	04:25	20 min
12840	Howrah Mail	Chennai Central	Howrah Jn	13:00	13:20	20 min
12839	Hwh Mas Mail	Howrah Jn	Chennai Central	13:55	14:15	20 min
12808	Samta Express	H Nizamuddin	Visakhapatnam	18:30	ends	0
12836	Ypr Hatia Exp	Yesvantpur Jn	Hatia	04:05	04:25	20 min
12864	Ypr Howrah Exp	Yesvantpur Jn	Howrah Jn	15:55	16:15	20 min
12841	Coromandal Exp	Howrah Jn	Chennai Central	04:20	04:40	20 min
12863	Hwh Ypr Express	Howrah Jn	Yesvantpur Jn	10:40	11:00	20 min
58502	Krdl Vskp Pass	Jeypore	Bhubaneswar	20:40	ends	0
12861	Link Daksin Exp	Visakhapatnam	H Nizamuddin	starts	15:10	0
12842	Coromandel Exp	Chennai Central	Howrah Jn	21:50	22:10	20 min
08565	VSKP NZB SPECIAL	Visakhapatnam	Nizamabad	starts	19:40	0
08566	NZB VSKP SPECIAL	Nizamabad	Visakhapatnam	10:15	ends	0
08567	VSKP SHIRDI SPL	Secunderabad Jn	Sainagar Shirdi	starts	05:30	0
08568	SNSI VSKP SPL	Sainagar Shirdi	Visakhapatnam	22:45	ends	0
08469	PURI SBC GR SPL	Puri	Bangalore Cy Jn	22:40	23:00	20 min
08471	BBS TPTY SPL	Bhubaneswar	Tirupati	19:10	19:30	20 min
08472	TPTY BBS SPL	Tirupati	Bhubaneswar	05:00	05:20	20 min
57229	MTM VSKP PASSR	Machilipatnam	Visakhapatnam	07:00	ends	0
57230	VSKP MTM PASSR	Visakhapatnam	Machilipatnam	starts	20:10	0
0748	HYB VSKP SPL	Hyderabad Decan	Visakhapatnam	08:30	ends	0
08003	HWH MYS SPECIAL	Howrah Jn	Mysore Jn	05:50	06:35	45 min
08004	MYS HOWRAH EXP	Mysore Jn	Howrah Jn	00:15	00:40	25 min
18309	SBP NZB EXPRESS	Sambalpur	Nizamabad	19:10	19:30	20 min
18310	NAGAWALI EXP	Nizamabad	Sambalpur	10:15	10:45	30 min
18508	Hirakund Exp	Amritsar Jn	Visakhapatnam	23:50	ends	0
13352	Dhanbad Express	Alleppey	Dhanbad Jn	15:15	15:35	20 min
12749	VSKP LTT EXPRES	Visakhapatnam	Lokmanyatilak T	starts	09:00	0
12750	LTT VSKP SUP EX	Lokmanyatilak T	Visakhapatnam	14:45	ends	0
15901	DIBRUGARH EXP	Howrah Jn	Siliguri Jn	23:05	23:25	20 min
12722	Dakshin Express	H Nizamuddin	Hyderabad Decan	13:30	ends	0
11405	Kakinada Expres	Sainagar Shirdi	Visakhapatnam	04:40	ends	0
13351	Dhn Allp Expres	Dhanbad Jn	Alleppey	10:05	10:25	20 min

Trains that start from Mumbai CST to North India/North East India/Aurangabad (Via Nasik/Manmad/Bhusawal)

• Mumbai CST-Varanasi Mahanagri Express Train No:11093/11094
• Mumbai CST-Howrha Geetanjali SuperFastExpress Train No:12860/12859
• Mumbai CST-Lucknow Puspak Super Fast Express Train No:12533/12534
• Mumbai CST-Nagpur Sewagram Superfast Express Train No.12139/12140
• Mumbai CST-Gondia Vidarbha Super Fast Express Train No:12105/12106
• Mumbai CST-Firozpur Punjab mail Express Train No:12137/12138
• Mumbai CST-Amravati Super Fast Express Train No:12111/12112
• Mumbai CST-Howrha Junction Howrha mail Express Train No:12809/12810
• Mumbai CST-Howrha Kolkatta mail (Via Allahabad) Express Train No:12322/12321
• Mumbai CST-Rajendranagar SuperFastExpress Train No:12141/12142
• Mumbai CST-Jabalpur Garib rath SuperFastExpress Train No:12188/12189
• Mumbai CST-Asansol SuperFastExpress Train No:12362/12361
• Mumbai CST-Howrha SuperFastExpress Train No:12870/12869
• Mumbai CST-Nanded Tapovan Express Train No:17618/17617
• Mumbai CST-Aurangabad Jansatabdi Express Train No:12071/12072
• Mumbai CST-Nagpur Nandigram Express via Auranagbad, Nanded Train No:11404/11402
• Mumbai CST-Manmad Panchavati Express Train No:12109/12110
• Mumbai CST-Secundrabad Devgiri Express via Auranagbad, Nanded Train No:17057/17058
• Mumbai CST-Nanded Tapovan Express Train No:17618/17617
• Mumbai CST-Nagpur Duranto Express Train No:12289/12290
• Mumbai CST-Howrha Duranto Express Train No:12261/12262

Trains that start from Mumbai CST to South India (Via Pune/Kolahapur/Hyderabad/Chennai/Banglore)

• Mumbai CST-Pune Indrayani Express Train No:12525/12526
• Mumbai CST-Pune Intercity Express Train No:12127/12128
• Mumbai CST-Pune Deccan Express Train No:11007/11008
• Mumbai CST-Pune Pragati Express Train No:12125/12126
• Mumbai CST-Pune Sinhgad Express Train No:11009/11010
• Mumbai CST-Pune Deccan Queen Express Train No:12123/12124
• Mumbai CST-Kolhapur Koyna Express Train No:11029/11030
• Mumbai CST-Kolhapur Shayadri Express Train No:11023/11024
• Mumbai CST-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express Train No:11011/11012
• Mumbai CST-Bangalore City Udyan Express Train No:16529/16530
• Mumbai CST-Trivandram Express Train No:16331/16332
• Mumbai CST-Hyderabad Express Train No:17031/17032
• Mumbai CST-Chennai Express Train No:11041/11042
• Mumbai CST-Bhubaneswar Konark Express Train No:11019/11020
• Mumbai CST-Kanyakumari Express Train No:16381/16382
• Mumbai CST-Latur Express Train No:12527/12528
• Mumbai CST-Hyderabad Hussainsagar Express Train No:12701/12702
• Mumbai CST-Solapur Siddheswar Express Train No:12115/12116
• Mumbai CST-Shiridi/Bijapur Fast passenger Train No:51033/51034
• Mumbai CST-Chennai Mail Train No:11027/11028
• Mumbai CST-Nagarcoil Express Via Tirupati Train No:16351/16352
• Mumbai CST-Pandarpur Fast passenger Train No:51027/51028
• Mumbai CST-Nagarcoil Express Via Tirupati Train No:16351/16352

Trains that start from Mumbai CST to South India (Via Konkan Railways)

• Mumbai CST-Madgaon Jansatabdi Express Train No:12051/12052
• Mumbai CST-Madgaon Mandovi Express Train No:10103/10104
• Mumbai CST-Madgaon Konkan Kanya Express Train No:10111/10112
• Mumbai CST-Mangalore Express Train No:12133/12134

Suburban Network

Main article: Mumbai Suburban Railway

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus छत्रपती शिवाजी टर्मिनस
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Rd, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	18.9400°N 72.8353°E / 18.9400; 72.8353
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line, Harbour Line
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	ST
Fare zone	Central Railways

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. On the Central Line the trains terminate at Kurla, Ghatkopar, Thane, Dombivli, Kalyan, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Karjat, Khopoli, Asangaon, Titwala, and Kasara. While on the Harbour Line, the trains terminate at Bandra, Andheri, Mankhurd, Vashi, Belapur and Panvel.

In Modern Culture

The station has been the location of filming the Jai Ho song in Slumdog Millionaire; a future James Bond film ; Ra.One etc.

Panorama

Gallery

• 
  Inside view of CST
• 
  The main entrance for CST as of today, which is in the right side of the main building
• 
  Victoria Terminus (1903)
• 
  A platform in CST suburban station
• 
  CST viewed from inside.
• 
  ceiling at Suburban Ticket Counter
• 
  CST Ticket counter (With stained glass just above counter)
• 
  Lion on Front Gate

See also

• Bori Bunder
• Timeline of Mumbai events

External links

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on the UNESCO website
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai
• Google Satellite Map of Mumbai CST