Seawoods-Darave station in Navi Mumbai renamed as Seawood-Darave-Karave

The Railway Ministry has renamed SeawoodsDarave station in Navi Mumbai as SeawoodDaraveKarave officials said on MondaySeawoods is named after a nearby residential society while Darave and Karave are the adjoining villages The renaming of the Harbour line station which links Navi Mumbai to Mumbai was carried out following a request from the Maharashtra government they added reported news agency PTIAfter the renaming the code of the station has changed from SWDV to SWDK a Central Railway spokesperson saidAurangabad railway stations name changed to Chhatrapati SambhajinagarEarlier in October the Maharashtra government officially renamed Aurangabad railway station to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar station as per a gazette notification issued on October 15The development follows the earlier renaming of Aurangabad city to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023 and coincides with heightened political activity ahead of local and civic body elections in MaharashtraThe decision comes from the BJPled Mahayuti government although the process was first initiated during the Shiv Senaled Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA governmentrsquos tenure The move to rename the city and station is part of an effort to honour Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj the son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and distance the city from its Mughalera name originally given in honour of AurangzebOpened in 1900 by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan the Aurangabad railway station lies on the KachegudaManmad railway section under the Nanded division of the South Central Railway zone It connects the citymdashnow Chhatrapati Sambhajinagarmdashwith major destinations across IndiaThe city is also an important tourist hub renowned for nearby UNESCO World Heritage Sites including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves as well as monuments like Bibi ka Maqbara and the Aurangabad CavesOften referred to as the City of Gates Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district has a rich architectural legacy dating back to the Mughal eraThe demand to rename Aurangabad dates back to the late 1980s with tensions culminating in communal riots in 1988 which claimed over 25 lives That same year the Shiv Sena won control of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation On May 8 1988 Bal Thackeray publicly declared the city would be renamed lsquoSambhaji Nagarrsquo A resolution was passed in 1995 followed by public consultations the news agency reportedIn September 2023 the state government issued a notification finalising the districtrsquos renaming to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after approval from a special state cabinet meetingRecently Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declared Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as Indiarsquos future Electric Vehicle EV capital citing recent investments including by Hyundai as a sign that the city is becoming a preferred destination for industryWith PTI inputs