Centre approves renaming of two Mumbai railway stations: Raote

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : May 06 2017 | 9:28 PM IST
The Union Home department has approved the renaming of two railway stations of Mumbai, Maharashtra Transport minister Diwakar Raote said today.
"The Centre has approved renaming of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Also, Elphinstone Road railway station has now been renamed to Prabhadevi," Raote said in a statement.
Raote said that the state government has published the changed names in English and Devnagri scripts in the gazette and had sought the Centre's approval for renaming of the stations.
"We had followed this issue with the Centre for years and have finally succeeded in getting our demand met," added the Minister.

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First Published: May 06 2017 | 9:28 PM IST

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