Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic building railway station transportation hub

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is a historic UNESCO-listed railway station in Mumbai renowned for its grand Victorian Gothic Revival architecture and role as a major transportation hub.

Aliases (1)

Victoria Terminus ×2

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → historic building → railway station → transportation hub →
architect	Axel Haig → Frederick William Stevens →
architecturalStyle	Indo-Saracenic → Victorian Gothic Revival →
builder	Great Indian Peninsula Railway →
completionDate	1888 →
constructionStartDate	1878 →
country	India →
formerName	Victoria Terminus →
function	intercity rail terminal → major commuter rail hub → terminus for Central Railway zone →
heritageDesignation	Grade I heritage structure (Mumbai) → UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inaugurationDate	1887 →
locatedInCity	Mumbai →
locatedInDistrict	Mumbai City district →
locatedInRegion	South Mumbai →
locatedInState	Maharashtra →
material	Italian marble → limestone → sandstone →
namedAfter	Queen Victoria →
nearbyLandmark	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building → Crawford Market →
notableFeature	central dome with ribbed structure → ornate stone carvings and stained glass windows → sculptures representing Progress and Commerce → turrets and pointed arches →
numberOfPlatforms	18 →
openedAs	Victoria Terminus →
operatedBy	Central Railway →
ownedBy	Ministry of Railways (India) →
partOf	Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai →
platformsForLongDistanceServices	11 →
platformsForSuburbanServices	7 →
railwayLine	Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) → Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) →
railwayZone	Central Railway zone →
renamedAfter	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj →
renamingYear	1996 →
serves	Mumbai Suburban Railway → long-distance Indian Railways trains →
significance	iconic example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India → symbol of Mumbai →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	Cultural →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	ii → iv →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2004 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maharashtra → Western India →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ("Victoria Terminus") →	formerName
Mumbai →	hasLandmark
Salsette Island →	hasRailwayTerminus
Mumbai Suburban Railway →	hasStation
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ("Victoria Terminus") →	openedAs