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{{Zone
|name = Chhatrapati
|image = [[File:Chhatrapati.jpg|350px]]
|imagetext = Photo [[Användare:kjtindall|kjtindall]]
|symbol = [[File:Zontyp01.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[World Heritage Site]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty3.png|frameless|90px]]
|placement = [[Country:India|India]]
|surface = [[Paving stone]], [[Asphalt]]
|created = 2016-01-10 14:56:37
|trivia = [https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=945 #945] on [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4rldsarv Unesco's World Heritage list]
}}
'''Chhatrapati''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai], on the west coast of [[Country:India|India]]. This zone is counted as a [[World Heritage Site]].
==Chhatrapati==
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since 2017, formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Bombay] station code: CSMT (mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO UNESCO] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site World Heritage Site] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra], [[Country:India|India]].
The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_Stevens Frederick William Stevens] from an initial design by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Haig Axel Haig], in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bori_Bunder_railway_station Bori Bunder railway station], and was completed in 1887, the year marking [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Jubilee_of_Queen_Victoria 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule].
Inside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, 2022
In March 1996, the station's name was changed from Victoria Terminus to "Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus" (with station code CST) after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaji Shivaji], the 17th-century warrior king and the first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati Chhatrapati] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] who founded the state in the western Marathi-speaking regions of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Plateau Deccan Plateau].
In 2017, the station was again renamed "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus" (with code CSMT), where the title [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharaja Maharaj] has literal meaning, "Great king; emperor." Both former initials "VT" and the current, "CST", are also commonly used.
The terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance and suburban trains with a total number of 18 platforms.
== Turf Award ==
[[Användare:kjtindall|kjtindall]] was nominated for the ''Most Spectacular Zone Takeover of the Year'' [[Turf Award Nominations 2023|2023]] for taking the zone [[Zone:Chhatrapati|Chhatrapati]] (Victoria Terminus trainstation in Mumbai) in [[Country:India|India]].
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Chhatrapati Chhatrapati (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Wikipedia)]
[[Category:Zones]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]
[[Category:Turf Award]]
[[Category:India]]
[[Category:2016]]
[[sv: Zon:Chhatrapati]]
|name = Chhatrapati
|image = [[File:Chhatrapati.jpg|350px]]
|imagetext = Photo [[Användare:kjtindall|kjtindall]]
|symbol = [[File:Zontyp01.png|60px]]
|symboltext = [[World Heritage Site]]
|difficulty = [[File:Difficulty3.png|frameless|90px]]
|placement = [[Country:India|India]]
|surface = [[Paving stone]], [[Asphalt]]
|created = 2016-01-10 14:56:37
|trivia = [https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=945 #945] on [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4rldsarv Unesco's World Heritage list]
}}
'''Chhatrapati''' is a [[zone|turfzone]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai], on the west coast of [[Country:India|India]]. This zone is counted as a [[World Heritage Site]].
==Chhatrapati==
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since 2017, formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Bombay] station code: CSMT (mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO UNESCO] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site World Heritage Site] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra], [[Country:India|India]].
The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_Stevens Frederick William Stevens] from an initial design by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Haig Axel Haig], in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bori_Bunder_railway_station Bori Bunder railway station], and was completed in 1887, the year marking [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Jubilee_of_Queen_Victoria 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule].
Inside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, 2022
In March 1996, the station's name was changed from Victoria Terminus to "Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus" (with station code CST) after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaji Shivaji], the 17th-century warrior king and the first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati Chhatrapati] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Empire Maratha Empire] who founded the state in the western Marathi-speaking regions of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Plateau Deccan Plateau].
In 2017, the station was again renamed "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus" (with code CSMT), where the title [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharaja Maharaj] has literal meaning, "Great king; emperor." Both former initials "VT" and the current, "CST", are also commonly used.
The terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance and suburban trains with a total number of 18 platforms.
== Turf Award ==
[[Användare:kjtindall|kjtindall]] was nominated for the ''Most Spectacular Zone Takeover of the Year'' [[Turf Award Nominations 2023|2023]] for taking the zone [[Zone:Chhatrapati|Chhatrapati]] (Victoria Terminus trainstation in Mumbai) in [[Country:India|India]].
== External links ==
* [http://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Chhatrapati Chhatrapati (Warded)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Wikipedia)]
[[Category:Zones]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]]
[[Category:Turf Award]]
[[Category:India]]
[[Category:2016]]
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