New Delhi: Northern Railways on Tuesday announced that eight railway stations in Uttar Pradesh have been renamed. The change, which has received approval from the authorities concerned, affects stations within the Lucknow division.
The railway stations to be renamed are Kasimpur Halt, Jais, Misrauli, Bani, Nihalgarh, Akbarganj, Wazirganj Halt and Fursatgan.
The competent authority has given approval for renaming of 8 stations in the Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway. image.twitter.com/ezWH5EDXhL— AIN (@ANI) August 27, 2024
The names of eight railway stations in Lucknow division have been updated as follows: Kasimpur Halt is now Jais City, Jais has been renamed to Guru Gorakhnath Dham, Misrauli has been renamed to Maa Kalikan Dham, Bani has been renamed to Swami Paramhans, Nihalgarh has been renamed to Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Akbarganj has been renamed to Maa Ahorva Bhawani Dham, Wazirganj Halt has been renamed to Amar Shaheed Bhale Sultan and Fursatganj is now Tapeshwarnath Dham.
The numerical codes of the railway stations listed in the “Alphabetical List of Railway Stations in India” published by IRCA, New Delhi, will remain the same.
The order states that any necessary correction to this amendment for “Change of Names” and “Alphabetical Code” will be issued by the Secretary General/IRCA New Delhi.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief and party MP Akhilesh Yadav urged the BJP government to not only rename railway stations but also improve conditions.
He shared a post on microblogging site X and said, “There is a request to the BJP government to change not only the names but also the conditions of railway stations… And when you have free time to change names, take some time and think about preventing record railway accidents.”
The BJP government is being asked to change not only the ‘names’ but also the conditions of railway stations.
…And when you have some free time after the name change, take some time and think about preventing record-breaking train accidents. – Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 27, 2024
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