Here is the list of “renamed railway stations in India”. All the name changes or renames of the place or things are important in the current Affairs section of the exam point of view. So we’ve compiled a list of all the railway station names that have changed in recent years.
Recently Renamed Railway Stations
- Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, announced that Sultanganj Railway Station in Bhagalpur district will be renamed after the Ajgaibinath Dham, a famous Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located in Sultanganj on the banks of the River Ganga.
- The renaming aims to highlight the importance of the shrine and boost tourism in the region.
- Churchgate railway station in Mumbai is set to be renamed ‘Chintamanrao Deshmukh station’ after CD Deshmukh, the first governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- The Maharashtra state government has approved the name Digha Gaon Railway Station for the newly constructed railway station on the trans-harbour line.
- Udhampur Railway Station was renamed to ‘Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway Station’ by the Northern Railway.
Mumbai Railway Stations Get Makeover: 8 British-Era Names Set for Change
- Maharashtra government to rename 8 Mumbai railway stations with British-era names.
- New names include Lalbaug, Dongri, Mumba Devi, Girgaon, Black Chowki, Tirthankara Parshvanath, and Mazgaon.
- The proposal was initiated by Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale and requires central government approval.
- Historian Bharat Gothoskar questions the renaming of some stations with local significance.
List of All Renamed Railway Stations in India with States
| Sl. No. | Old name | New name | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mughalsarai Junction | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Junction | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | Manduadih Railway Station | Banaras Railway Station | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3 | Robertsganj Railway Station | Sonbhadra Railway Station | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | Allahabad Junction | Prayagraj Junction | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5 | Faizabad Junction | Ayodhya Cantt | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Panki Railway Station | Panki Dham Railway Station | Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 | Dandupur Railway Station | Maa Barahi Devi Dham Railway Station | Uttar Pradesh |
| 8 | Miyan ka Bada Railway station | Mahesh Nagar railways station | Rajasthan |
| 9 | Habibganj railway Station | Rani Kamlapati railway station | Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) |
| 10 | Kevadiya railway station | Ekta Nagar railway station | Gujarat |
| 11 | Hubballi Railways Station | Siddharoodha Swami Station | Karnataka |
| 12 | Oshiwara Railway Station | Ram Mandir Railway Station | Maharashtra |
| 13 | Elphinstone Road railway station | Prabha-Prabhadevi Railway Station | Maharashtra |
| 14 | Gulbarg Railway Station | Kalaburagi Railway Station | Karnataka |
| 15 | Tilda Railway Station | Tilda Neora Railway Station | Chhattisgarh |
| 15 | Patalpani Railway Station | Tantya Bhil Railway Station | Madhya Pradesh |
| 16 | Jhansi railway station | Veerangana Laxmibai railway station | Uttar Pradesh |
| 17 | Miyan ka Bada railway station | Mahesh Nagar Halt | Rajasthan |
| 18 | Churchgate railway station | Sir CD Deshmukh | Mumbai, Rajashthan |
| 19 | Itwari Railway Station | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Just Announced) | Maharashtra |
| 20 | Udhampur Railway Station | Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway Station | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 21 | Sultanganj Railway Station | Ajgaibinath Dham | Bihar |
Renaming of Railway Stations in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
Eight railway stations in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, are set to be renamed. The new names for these stations are as follows:
| Current Name | New Name |
|---|---|
| Kasimpur Halt | Jais City |
| Jais | Guru Gorakhnath Dham |
| Bani | Swami Paramhans |
| Misrauli | Maa Kalika Dham |
| Nihalgarh | Maharaja Bijli Pasi |
| Akbarganj | Maa Ahorwa Bhawani Dham |
| Warisganj | Amar Shaheed Bhale Sultan |
| Fursatganj railway station | Tapeshwarnath Dham |
Proposed New Names for Mumbai Railway Stations
| Sl. No. | Old Name | New Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Central | Jagannath Shankar Seth |
| 2 | Curry Road | Lalbaug |
| 3 | Sandhurst Road | Dongri |
| 4 | Marine Lines | Mumba Devi |
| 5 | Charni Road | Girgaon |
| 6 | Cotton Green | Black Chowki |
| 7 | Kings Circle | Tirthankara Parshvanath |
| 8 | Dockyard Road | Mazgaon |