CST - Mumbai

    CST - Mumbai or Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was earlier known as Victoria Terminus.  This historic railway station in Mumbai serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways.  CST - Mumbai in Maharashtra, one of the busiest railway stations in the country, serves Central Railway trains terminating in Mumbai and the Mumbai suburban railway.

CST - Mumbai, Maharashtra

    CST - Mumbai in Maharashtra India was designed by Frederick William Stevens.  He was a consulting architect in 1887-1888.  He earned a sum of 16.14 lakh rupees to build the terminus and the commission to construct the station.  William Stevens went on a t trip to Europe and made a detailed study of the stations for 10 months.  The final design of CST - Mumbai bears some similarity to St Pancras station in London.

Interior Of CST -  Mumbai

    The terminus at Mumbai was completed in ten years and was named "Victoria Terminus" in honour of the Queen and Empress Victoria.  It was made headquarter of the great Indian Peninsular Railway from 1878.

    In 1996, Bombay VT was renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji, after the name of the 17th century Maratha king.  During that time, the Shiv Sena, in keeping with the policy of renaming locations with Indian names, made the state government change its name.  Later on July 2, 2004 Bombay VT was nominated a World Heritage Site by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.

Full View Of CST - Mumbai

    CST - Mumbai is a must visit for those travelling to Mumbai. One should not miss to witness the Victorian Gothic style of architecture.  You can witness the splendid fusion of influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Indian architecture.  The students at the Bombay School of Art have marvellously displayed their ornamental iron and brass railings, wood carving, tiles, grills for the ticket offices, the balustrades for the grand staircases and other ornaments.

CST - Mumbai At Night

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