Mumbai: Elphinstone Road Station Is Now Prabhadevi, Western Railway Removes British-era Name

Doing away with the British era name, the Western Railway on Thursday renamed Elphinstone Road station to Prabhadevi station.

Mumbai: Elphinstone Road Station Is Now Prabhadevi, Western Railway Removes British-era Name
Prabhadevi Station (Photo Credit: ANI)

Mumbai, July 19: Doing away with the British era name, the Western Railway on Thursday renamed Elphinstone Road station to Prabhadevi station on the Western line of the city's suburban railway network. The station code for newly renamed Prabhadevi station will be PBHD. The new name came into effect from the midnight of July 18.

"Necessary changes are being made on station boards, indicators, PA system, etc for the benefit of passengers," read a statement. The notification to change the name of Elphinstone Road station to Prabhadevi station was issued last year on July 5.

Last year, Elphinstone Road station came to spotlight after a stampede which broke out on August 29, 2017, claiming 23 lives and injuring over 50 commuters. Following the stampede, the government roped in the Army to built a new foot-over-bridge which could provide more space to the passengers changing routes.

Elphinstone Road is one of the oldest stations in Mumbai, built by the British regime in 1867. This is the second major stop on the local railway to be renamed. On July 1, 2017, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Notably, the station was known as Victoria Terminus till 1996.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 19, 2018 11:46 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).


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