Mumbai Changes Names of Seven Local Train Stations

The Maharashtra Legislative Council has passed a resolution to change the names of seven Mumbai Local Train Network stations. The Eknath Shinde-led government will present these new names to the Union Government.

It was argued that the names of most of the stations on the Mumbai Local network, in English, have a colonial history. Thus, changing them will usher in a new chapter of embracing the country’s independent future. Chandrakant Patil, state parliamentary affairs minister, moved the resolution, which was adopted unanimously.

New Names for Old Stations

• Currey Road Station has been renamed Lalbaug Station
• Sandhurst Road Station has been renamed Dongri Station
• Marine Lines Station has been renamed Mumbadevi Station
• Charni Road Station has been renamed Girgaon Station
• Cotton Green Station has been renamed Kalachowki Station
• Dockyard Road Station has been renamed Mazgaon Station
• King’s Circle Station has been renamed Tirthankar Parswanath Station