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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was formerly known as Victoria Terminus, and better known as CST or Bombay VT, which is a historic railway station in Mumbai which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, and serves Central Railway trains terminating in Mumbai as well as the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The station was designed by Frederick William Stevens who was a consulting architect in 1887-1888. The final design bears some resemblance to the St Pancras railway station in London. It took ten years to complete and was named "Victoria Terminus" in honour of the Queen and Empress Victoria it was opened on the date of her Golden Jubilee in 1887. This famous architectural landmark in Gothic style was built as the headquarters of the G