Mumbai CST --- The first imposing heritage station of the Railways came up with Victoria Terminus, housing the office of GIPR Company. This building was started in 1878 & it was completed & thrown open to public on 1st Jan 1888. The ceilings are very high & exude a sense of space & freedom. This magnificant monument was designed by F.W. Stevens. The decorative carved details was executed by native carvers from models supplied by Mr. Gomez & students of Bombay School of Art. The buildings are faced with a light buff coloured Kurla stone with dressings, cornices & moldingsin Porbander & Seoni stones. Medieval Gothic style structure and was named Victoria Terminus in celebration of Queen's Golden Jubilee on June 20, 1887. Well-proportioned, ornamental arches, spires and domes, give it the dignity of a cathedral. The crowning point of the whole building is the central dome carrying at its apex, a colossal 16'6" high figure of a lady pointing a flaming torch upwards in her right-hand, and a spoked wheel low in the left-hand, symbolizing 'Progress'. The entrance gates to Victoria Terminus carry two main gate columns, which are crowned, one with a Lion (representing UK) and the other with a Tiger (representing India), both sculptured in Porbunder sandstone. All the work was entirely executed by indigenous labour. The station have 18 platforms. A total of 54 trains originates/terminates at Mumbai CST. Station Code - CSTM