Mumbai Railway Stations Renamed

The Maharashtra government willrenameeight Mumbai local railway stations that have British-era names.The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday.

Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday decided to rename eight Mumbai railway stations that bear names dating back to the British colonial era.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday demanded that Mumbai Central railway station be renamed Babasaheb Ambedkar.

The Western Railways on Wednesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi, on the Mumbai's suburban section. Doing away with the British era name, a notification said the new name will come to effect from the midnight of July 18.

In another case of changing the British era names, the Western Railway on Tuesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi on Mumbai's suburban section.

The famed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and headquarters of the Central Railway has been renamed by adding 'Maharaj', while Western Railway's Elphinstone Road station has been rechristened as 'Prabhadevi' station, an official said today.

The name-changing bug has hit the city again. Residents of Worli-Prabhadevi have demanded that the Elphinstone Road railway station on Western Railway (WR) be renamed as Prabhadevi."There are popular areas like Worli, Prabhadevi and Parel in the vicinity. I don't know why the station has been called Elphinstone Road for so many years," said Ganesh ...

A man hailing from Maharashtra on Tuesday attempted to immolate himself near the Parliament House demanding the renaming of Dadar railway station in Mumbai after B R Ambedkar.

The Maharashtra government willrenameeight Mumbai local railway stations that have British-era names.The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday.

Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday decided to rename eight Mumbai railway stations that bear names dating back to the British colonial era.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday demanded that Mumbai Central railway station be renamed Babasaheb Ambedkar.

The Western Railways on Wednesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi, on the Mumbai's suburban section. Doing away with the British era name, a notification said the new name will come to effect from the midnight of July 18.

In another case of changing the British era names, the Western Railway on Tuesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi on Mumbai's suburban section.

The famed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and headquarters of the Central Railway has been renamed by adding 'Maharaj', while Western Railway's Elphinstone Road station has been rechristened as 'Prabhadevi' station, an official said today.

The name-changing bug has hit the city again. Residents of Worli-Prabhadevi have demanded that the Elphinstone Road railway station on Western Railway (WR) be renamed as Prabhadevi."There are popular areas like Worli, Prabhadevi and Parel in the vicinity. I don't know why the station has been called Elphinstone Road for so many years," said Ganesh ...

A man hailing from Maharashtra on Tuesday attempted to immolate himself near the Parliament House demanding the renaming of Dadar railway station in Mumbai after B R Ambedkar.