Eight railway stations in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh have been renamed. Learn more about these new names and their codes.
Eight railway stations in Uttar Pradesh were renamed on Tuesday evening. All these stations are located in Amethi district, which is considered a Congress stronghold. This change was long awaited, as former MP Smriti Irani had written a letter to change the names of these stations. Now these stations have been named after temples and saints.
This proposal approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Technology and Survey of India. This approval came just before the Lok Sabha elections. The final approval for the name change is given by the Railways, which has now been completed. Now very soon, apart from the boards with new names at these stations, new names will also be visible on the departmental website.
New names as per the change
Changes have been made in the names of railway stations keeping in mind the local identity and religious beliefs.
Kasimpur Halt has been renamed as Jais City
Jais as Guru Gorakhnath Dham
Misrauli will now be known as Maa Kalikan Dham
Bani will be called Swami Parmahans Dham
Nihalgarh has been named Maharaja Bijli Pasi
Akbarganj will now be known as Maa Ahorwa Bhavani Dham
Wazirganj Halt will now be known as Amar Shaheed Bhale Sultan
Fursatganj has been renamed as Tapeswarnath Dham
Codes also issued with new names
Along with the names of these stations, the Railways has also issued new codes, which have been done for the purpose of easy operation of the Railways and identification of passengers. Know which station has been given what code.
Jais City (JAIC)
Guru Gorakhnath Dham (GUGD)
Maa Kalikan Dham (MKMD)
Swami Parmahansa Dham (SWPS)
Maharaja Bijli Pasi (MBLP)
Maa Ahorwa Bhavani Dham (MABM)
Amar Shaheed Bhale Sultan (ASS)
Tapeswarnaath Dham (THWM)
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