Mumbai railway station ranks in Best Swachh Iconic Places and World’s Most Amazing Railway Stations

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), one of the busiest train stations in the country, has ranked second on the list of World’s Most Amazing Railway Stations in a report released by Wonderlist. The said list also has names of railway stations from across the world that are not just mere railway stations but are also ‘architectural triumphs as well as historical relics’.

While the list was dominated by the Grand Central Terminal in New York, the third spot was grabbed by St. Pancras International in London. As per the list, these are the stations the top 10 stations―Grand Central Terminal, New York; Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai; St. Pancras International, London; Atocha Station, Madrid; Antwerp Central, Antwerp; Gare du Nord, Paris, Sirkeci Station, Istanbul, CFM Railway Station, Maputo; Kanazawa Station, Kanazawa; Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, Malaysia. It is the only railway station that is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and has now managed to make it to the list. Built in 1888, it was made to to commemorate 50 years of Queen Victoria’s crowning; this 131-year-old railway station was built by Fredrik William Stevens. He blended Victorian Gothic and traditional Mughal architecture to build this spectacular Mumbai station. Initially, this station was known as Victoria Terminus (VT), which was later renamed after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha king.

CSMT railway station has also been adjudged as the Best Swachh Iconic Place along with the Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir as per the rankings of Swachh Iconic Places released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti recently.