Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus (CST) :
Date
to be observed: 20th June 2017
One of the busiest railway station in
India, the Victoria Terminus (VT), now known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus (CST) opened in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1887.
In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway built its
railway terminus in the Bori Bunder area along the Eastern shore line of
Mumbai. Bori Bunder was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported
from Mumbai. It was eventually rebuilt as Victoria Terminus, named after the
then reigning Queen.
In 1996, Victoria Terminus was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus by Suresh Kalmadi, who was the Minister of Railways at the time. It
was done to honour legendary Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji.
On 2 July 2004, the station was nominated as a World
Heritage Site by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. The official website
of UNESCO describes it as, an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival
architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional
architecture."
(GREEN HOUSE)
