Mumbai's two Chhatrapati Shivaji terminals - in pictures
Mumbai has unveiled its long-awaited new airport terminal, complete with a peacock-inspired design and huge art displayPhotograph: Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty ImagesThe four-level terminal has been designed to cater to an estimated 40 million passengers annuallyPhotograph: Danish Siddiqui /ReutersThe ambitious, art-filled space is hoped to be a showcase success in a country struggling to modernise inadequate infrastructure Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP
A worker looks at a mural as he rides on an escalator inside the newly built terminal 2Photograph: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThere is 21,000 square metres of rerail space, and access to 101 toilet blocksPhotograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus's (previously Victoria terminus) stone facade is covered with sculptures executed under the guidance of Lockwood KiplingPhotograph: Huw Jones/Lonely Planet Images via Getty ImagesDaily commuters get ready to board local trains at Chhatrapati Shivaji terminusPhotograph: Manish Swarup/APPeople on a platform inside Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus Photograph: David Pearson/REX/David Pearson/REXThe station opened in 1887Photograph: Danita Delimont/AlamyCommuters inside the terminusPhotograph: Adeel Halim/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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