Mumbai Central to be renamed as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth station, seven other local stations too to get new identity
Earlier too, several Mumbai local railway stations have been renamed.
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Mumbai Central to be renamed as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth station. (File/ Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale on Tuesday said the state government has given its in-principle nod to rename eight suburban railway stations in Mumbai.
The stations which presently carry colonial names and set to be renamed include Curry Road station which will be called Lalbaug, Sandhurst Road station which will be called Dongri, Marine Lines to be renamed as Mumbadevi, Charni Road as Girgaon, Cotton Green as Kalachowki, Dockyard as Mazgaon, King’s Circle as Tirthankar Parswanath and Mumbai Central as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth.
“There was a demand from Mumbaikars to change the British-era names of the railway stations in Mumbai. I conveyed this sentiment to the state government. I thank Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for giving an in-principle approval for this demand. The proposal will be now sent to the Union government soon after the Cabinet gives its nod,” Rahul Shewale said.
Shewale said the state cabinet, which is set to meet on Wednesday, will ratify the decision and the proposal will subsequently be sent to the Centre. Earlier too, several Mumbai local railway stations have been renamed.
The most prominent being Victoria Terminus which was renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Subsequently, Oshiwara station was renamed as Ram Mandir and Elphinstone Road as Prabhadevi.
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