Mumbai: Eight railway stations to be renamed

The Maharashtra government has given its in-principle approval to rename eight railway stations in Mumbai, Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale said on Tuesday.

The Mumbai Central station will be renamed as the Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth station. Curry Road will be renamed as Lalbaug, Sandhurst Road as Dongri, Marine Lines as Mumbadevi and Charni Road as Girgaon.

Cotton Green will be renamed Kalachowki, Dockyard as Mazgaon and King’s Circle as Tirthankar Parswanath.

Shewale said that there had been a demand from “Mumbaikars to change the British-era names of the railway stations” in the city.

“I conveyed this sentiment to the state government,” said the Shiv Sena MP from the Mumbai South-Central constituency. “I thank Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for giving an in-principle approval for this demand.”

Shewale said that the proposal will be sent to the Union government after it is ratified by the state Cabinet.

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भारतीय पारतंत्र्याच्या खुणा पुसून टाकण्यासाठी केंद्र सरकार पुढाकार घेत असताना मुंबईतील रेल्वे स्थानकांची ब्रिटिशकालीन नावे देखील बदलायला हवी, अशी मुंबईकरांची भावना होती. म्हणून यासंदर्भात माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री एकनाथजी शिंदे यांच्याकडे… pic.twitter.com/CIMMOax62h— Rahul Shewale - राहुल शेवाळे (@shewale_rahul) March 12, 2024

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