The railways are once again puzzled by the station name change messages making the rounds on social media. This time it's Mumbai Central station whose name has been apparently changed to Nana Sunkerseth Terminus (Mumbai). On April 16, when the Indian Railways celebrated their 165th anniversary, an image of the name change made the rounds on social media.
It showed a plaque with a coloured photograph of Nana Sunkerseth, a renowed architect involved in the construction of the CSMT building. This has been pasted on a white board and kept on the road. "There is no change in name of Mumbai Central station," confirmed Ravinder Bhaker, Chief PRO, Western Railway.
On April 14, supporters of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar put up posters of Dadar station's name being changed to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Terminus. There has been a long demand for the name to be changed of few of the railway stations in Mumbai.
In early 2017, the name of Elphinstone Road station was changed to Prabhadevi. However, even now the board at the station displays Elphinstone Road.
What's in a name?
- The name change of Elphinstone Road station took a political turn as the station is named after Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay Presidency from 1853 to 1860. The demand was for the station to be named Prabhadevi, after a local deity, instead.
