Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and by its former name Victoria Terminus, is a historic terminal train station and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, it was designed by British born architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens, in an exuberant Italian Gothic style, its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station and was completed in 1887, the year marking 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule, the building being named, Victoria Terminus (VT), the station's name was changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in March 1996 to honour Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century founder of the Maratha Empire, whose name is often preceded by Chhatrapati, a royal title. In 2017, the station was again renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM), where Maharaj is also a royal title, the terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway, it is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance- and suburban trains.
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