Bori Bunder (on the other hand "Bori Bandar") was one of the regions along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India which was utilized as a storage facility for merchandise imported and traded from Mumbai. In the region's name, "Bori" implies sack and "Bandar" implies port or safe house (in Marathi); So Bori Bunder actually implies a place where sacks are put away. In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway constructed its railroad end here and the station took its name as Bori Bunder. On 16 April 1853 the Great Indian Peninsula Railway worked the noteworthy first traveler prepare in India from Bori Bunder to Thane covering a separation of 34 km (21 mi), formally proclaiming the introduction of the Indian Railways. The prepare between Bori Bunder and Thane took 57 minutes at a separation of 35 km (22 mi) separated.
Development is modified as the Victoria Terminus, named after the then ruling Queen, and has been in this manner renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) after the colossal seventeenth century ruler shivaji maharaj. The abbreviated name is presently CST.
The station was composed by meraaulting British modeler Frederick William Stevens (1848-1900). Work started in 1878. He got 1,614,000 (US$24,000) as the installment for his services. Stevens earned the commission to develop the station after a showstopper watercolor portray by artist Axel Haig.alast outline looks somewhat like St Pancras railroad station in London. GG Scott's arrangements for Berlin's parliament building had been distributed four years prior, furthermore has checked similitudes to the station's design. Crawford market is additionally situated close CSTM.
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