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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a historic railway station in Mumbai, which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. The station was designed by Frederick William Stevens, a consulting architect in 1887-1888. 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 langmark in Gothic style was built as the headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. In 1996, the station was renamed by the state government after Chhatrapati Shivaji, the famed 17th century Maratha king. It was designated as a UNESCO heritage in 2004.