Maharashtra minister Diwakar Raote meets Rajnath Singh over changing names of rly stations in Mumbai

Mumbai's CST could become CSMT with its name being changed to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus while Elphinstone Road station would become Prabhadevi.

A delegation led by Maharashtra Minister for Transport Diwakar Raote on Monday called on Union Minister for Home Rajnath Singh in this regard. Shiv Sena MPs Arvind Savant and Shrirang Barne accompanied Raote.

Raote said that he was trying to bring about this change of names for last 20-22 years and had announced this when he was Mayor of Mumbai. He said that Maharashtra Cabinet had also passed a resolution to change these names. He led this delegation to seek permission from the Union Government for immediate action in this regard.