Mumbai news: Maharashtra govt to change British-era names of THESE 8 railway stations. Details here

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Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains However, city chronicler Bharat Gothoskar said not all names had colonial connections, and one name is in fact derived from a Marathi word for `grazing land'. Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale has demanded to change the British-era names of these eight local railway stations- Curry Road, Sandhurst Road, Cotton Green, Dockyard Road, and Kings Circle stations on the Central Railway network. Tamil Nadu: Special mountain toy train in Nilgiris to run from March 29 to July 1 Shewale has demanded renaming the names of eight local railway stations to Lalbaug, Dongari, Kalachowki, Mazgaon, and Tirthkar Parshwanath stations.

Marine Lines, Charni Road, and Mumbai Central on the Western Railway's network be renamed as Mumbadevi, Girgaon, and Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth stations. Vande Bharat to be flagged off between Bengaluru and Chennai on 12 March The Maharashtra government has already sent a proposal to rename Mumbai Central Station as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth Station to the Centre. According to the Shiv Sena MP, there was a public demand to change the British names of railway stations.

However, Bharat Gothoskar, founder of the Khaki Heritage Foundation, said the names of railway stations, roads, or intersections should not be changed as they have history attached to them. Gothoskar pointed out that some of the station's names like Charni Road and Marine Lines, do not have any colonial connection. "Charni Road is named for a grazing ground for cattle (`charani' in Marathi).

So the name change does not make sense. Marine Lines is named after the barracks near Dhobi Talao. On the other hand, stations named after British governors, Grand Road and Reay Road, have been spared,"