Timings: 1100 hrs to 1800 hrs
Remarks:
INR 200 per person
Description:
This magnificent building, railway station, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been the pride of Mumbaites. Modeled on the lines of the St. Pancras Station in London, Victoria Terminus was built in 1888. Undoubtedly the Raj's piece de resistance, the Italian Gothic style, structure is complete with carved stone friezes, stained glass windows and flying buttresses. At the top of the central dome stands the triumphant figure of Progress. Designed by Frederick William Stevens with influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Mughal buildings, the station was built in 1887 in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Now rechristened after the Marathi hero, as the Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus, it was earlier called the Victoria terminus and still is commonly known as VT.
It is one of the busiest railway stations in India serving as a terminal for both long-distance trains and commuter trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
Today the interiors of this magnificent building are open for the public as heritage walk. You can see the beautiful interiors with a guide, who will give you all the details.
