Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

The grand Victorian Gothic railway terminus that serves as both the headquarters of the Central Railway and one of the busiest train stations in Asia. The building is extraordinary: a riot of pointed arches, domes, turrets, flying buttresses, gargoyles, and stained glass, topped with a figure representing Progress. It was designed by F.W. Stevens and completed in 1887.

Over three million passengers pass through the station daily. It is best appreciated from the approach on Dr. D.N. Road, where the full facade is visible. Photography inside the station requires a permit (rarely enforced for casual visitors). The station is about a 20-minute walk from the Gateway of India.

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A story
The station was designed by F.W. Stevens and opened in 1887 as Victoria Terminus, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Stevens deliberately blended Italian Gothic with Indian Saracenic and Venetian Gothic elements — the result was so idiosyncratic that a colonial-era critic called it "the finest piece of gothic architecture in India." It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 and was renamed to its current form in 1996.

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