Aurangabad railway station renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar station

The Aurangabad Railway Station in Maharashtra has been officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station, the Central Railway announced on Saturday. The name of the station was changed three years after the renaming of the Aurangabad city was named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and second ruler of the Maratha state. 

According to the Central Railway, the new station code will be 'CPSN.' The station falls under the Nanded Division of South Central Railway.

"The competent authority has approved the



change in the name of 'Aurangabad' Railway station of Nanded Division over South Central Railway as 'CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR' Railway station with the Railway Code for Station as CPSN. Accordingly, the 'Aurangabad' Railway station shall henceforth be called as 'CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR' Railway station and station code will be CPSN," the official release said.

The BJP-led Mahayuti government on October 15 issued a gazette notification officially renaming the Aurangabad railway station as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, marking another step in the city's renaming process.