Mumbai: Maharashtra government has decided to change the names of eight local railway stations in Mumbai. The government has decided to change the British-era names of these railway stations. The state government has sent the proposal to change the British-era names of eight of Mumbai’s local railway stations to the Centre. Shiv Sena MP from Mumbai South-Central constituency, Rahul Shewale has claimed that the Maharashtra government took this decision on his appeal.
List of local railway stations likely to be renamed in Mumbai:
Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale has demanded to change the British-era names of these eight local railway stations- Curry Road, Sandhurst Road, Cotton Green, Dockyard Road, and Kings Circle stations on the Central Railway network.
Proposed names of the railway stations:
Shewale has demanded renaming the names of eight local railway stations to Lalbaug, Dongari, Kalachowki, Mazgaon, and Tirthkar Parshwanath stations. Marine Lines, Charni Road, and Mumbai Central on the Western Railway’s network be renamed as Mumbadevi, Girgaon, and Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth stations.
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Mumbai Central: Proposed to be renamed after philanthropist Jagannath Shankar Seth.
Curry Road: It is likely to be renamed to Lalbagh
Sandhurst Road: This is slated to be renamed as ‘Dongri’
Marine Lines: The proposed new name for this station is Mumba Devi
Charni Road: This could be rechristened as Girgaon
Cotton Green: This Mumbai local railway station is likely to be renamed as Black Chowki
Dockyard Road: Its new name will be Mazgaon after the Centre’s approval.
Kings Circle: This Mumbai local railway station might be called Tirthankara Parshvanath soon
The Maharashtra government has already sent a proposal to rename Mumbai Central Station as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth Station to the Centre.
In 2017, the Union government renamed the Elphinstone Road local station in the city, which took its name from Lord Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay Presidency from 1853 to 1860, as Prabhadevi station after the nearby Prabhadevi temple.
In the same year, the name of the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in south Mumbai was modified with the addition of the honorific `Maharaj’. Now it is known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). It was once known as Victoria Terminus, after Queen Victoria of Great Britain.