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Maharashtra's Aurangabad Railway Station Rechristened as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station
The renaming honors Maratha warrior king Sambhaji Maharaj and follows the city's name change, with the new station code CPSN approved by the Ministry of Railways.
- On Saturday , Central Railway announced Aurangabad railway station has been renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar with the station code CPSN.
- The BJP-led Mahayuti government issued a gazette notification dated October 15 to rename the station, officials said it honors Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
- Located in the Nanded Division of South Central Railway, the station opened in 1900 during Mir Osman Ali Khan's reign and serves Aurangabad city, a cultural hub hosting the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
- Railway authorities said the change has been implemented administratively after the Ministry of Railways approved and the competent authority sanctioned the renaming of Aurangabad station on South Central Railway.
- Given Aurangabad's past renamings, including Aurangzeb's 1653 actions, Aurangabad city was founded in 1610 by Malik Ambar, framing the latest change in broader history.
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