New Delhi: The Northern Railways on Tuesday introduced that eight railway stations in Uttar Pradesh have been renamed. The change, which has obtained approval from the related authorities, impacts stations inside the Lucknow division.
The railway stations going to be renamed are Kasimpur Halt, Jais, Misrauli, Bani, Nihalgarh, Akbarganj, Wazirganj Halt, and Fursatgan.
The Competent Authority has accorded its approval for the change in names of eight stations in Lucknow Division of Northern Railway. pic.twitter.com/ezWH5EDXhL
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024
The names of eight railway stations within the Lucknow division have been up to date as follows: Kasimpur Halt is now Jais Metropolis, 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 within the “Alphabetical Checklist of Railway Stations in India” issued by IRCA, New Delhi, will stay the identical.
The order said that any needed correction to this modification for “Change in names “and “Alphabetical Code” shall be issued by the Secretary-Basic/ IRCA New Delhi.
In the meantime, Samajwadi Social gathering chief and social gathering MP Akhilesh Yadav urged the BJP authorities to not solely rename the railway stations but additionally to enhance the circumstances.
He shared a put up on the microblogging web site X and mentioned, “There’s a request to the BJP authorities to alter not simply the names but additionally the circumstances of the railway stations. …And once you get free time from altering names, then take a while out and take into consideration stopping record-breaking railway accidents.”
भाजपा सरकार से आग्रह है कि रेलवे स्टेशनों के सिर्फ़ ‘नाम’ नहीं, हालात भी बदलें।
… और जब नाम बदलने से फ़ुरसत मिल जाएं तो रिकार्ड कायम करते रेल-एक्सीडेंट्स के हादसों के रोकथाम के लिए भी कुछ समय निकालकर विचार करें।
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 27, 2024
