Railway Stations Renamed

Eight railway stations in the Lucknow division of Northern Railways were officially renamed after saints and freedom fighters on Tuesday, officials said.

The stations were renamed after a demand was made by former Amethi MP Smriti Irani to preserve the cultural identity and heritage of the place.

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.

In a significant move, the Ayodhya railway junction in Uttar Pradesh has been officially renamed as Ayodhya Dham junction.The redeveloped station is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on December 30 in Ayodhya.

Ayodhya Railway Station that is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30, has been renamed to "Ayodhya Dham" Junction, said the city MP Lallu Singh on Wednesday.

The Maharashtra government has decided to change the name of Itwari station in Nagpur district to 'Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari ' station, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA said on Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh government has renamed Jhansi Railway Station as 'Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station' after Rani Laxmibai.

Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal has been renamed after Gond Queen Rani Kamlapati, whose kingdom was usurped by Afghan commander Dost Mohammed by deceit.

The "most modern" Habibganj railway station in Bhopal has been renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamlapati, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this decision.

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh has written to the centre, recommending to rename the Habibganj Railway station in the state capital after Rani Kamlapati -- the last Gond queen of Bhopal.

Bhopal's BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Pragya Singh Thakur has demanded renaming of Habibganj railway station in the Madhya Pradesh capital after former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Railways on Tuesday changed the name of Faizabad Junction Railway Station to Ayodhya Cantonment with immediate effect.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Faizabad railway station as Ayodhya Cantonment railway station, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office tweeted Saturday, in a decision likely to ruffle feathers ahead of next year's election.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Faizabad railway station, a tweet by the office of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.

Eight railway stations in the Lucknow division of Northern Railways were officially renamed after saints and freedom fighters on Tuesday, officials said.

The stations were renamed after a demand was made by former Amethi MP Smriti Irani to preserve the cultural identity and heritage of the place.

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.

In a significant move, the Ayodhya railway junction in Uttar Pradesh has been officially renamed as Ayodhya Dham junction.The redeveloped station is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on December 30 in Ayodhya.

Ayodhya Railway Station that is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30, has been renamed to "Ayodhya Dham" Junction, said the city MP Lallu Singh on Wednesday.

The Maharashtra government has decided to change the name of Itwari station in Nagpur district to 'Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari ' station, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA said on Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh government has renamed Jhansi Railway Station as 'Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station' after Rani Laxmibai.

Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal has been renamed after Gond Queen Rani Kamlapati, whose kingdom was usurped by Afghan commander Dost Mohammed by deceit.

The "most modern" Habibganj railway station in Bhopal has been renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamlapati, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this decision.

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh has written to the centre, recommending to rename the Habibganj Railway station in the state capital after Rani Kamlapati -- the last Gond queen of Bhopal.

Bhopal's BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Pragya Singh Thakur has demanded renaming of Habibganj railway station in the Madhya Pradesh capital after former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Railways on Tuesday changed the name of Faizabad Junction Railway Station to Ayodhya Cantonment with immediate effect.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Faizabad railway station as Ayodhya Cantonment railway station, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office tweeted Saturday, in a decision likely to ruffle feathers ahead of next year's election.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Faizabad railway station, a tweet by the office of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.