Recent name change in India in India
A lot of the name of the place, railway station , roads and stadium name has been changed recently in India. Many names in Uttar Pradesh have been changed by the Yogi Government in recent years.
All the name changes or renames of the place or things are important in the current Affairs section of the exams point of view. So we have made a list of all the name changes in recent years that are important for the competitive exam like SSC and Railways NTPC Stage 2 and Group D.
Railway station name change in India
In the year 2021 there will be so many railway stations that have been renamed. In the Railways exam there is a maximum chance that for this list one to two questions will be asked in the exams.
Some of the important railways station name changed are as follows:
- Faizabad Railway Station railway, station in Uttar Pradesh has been changed to Ayodhya Cantt.
- Miyan ka Bada Railway station, Rajasthan name has changed to Mahesh Nagar railways station.
- Habibganj railway Station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh is changed in the name of Rani Kamlapati railway station.
- Manduadih railway station in Uttar Pradesh will now be called Banaras railway station.
- Kevadiya railway station in Gujarat name change to Ekta railway station.
- Hubballi Railways Station, Karnataka which will have the largest platform of the world name also has been changed to Siddharoodha Swami Station.
Recent name change in Uttar Pradesh by CM Yogi.
If you look into current affairs you will find that the maximum name change in India is Uttar Pradesh by the Yogi Government. CM Yogi Adityanath is known for changing the name of railway stations, districts, roads etc.
Some of the recent name changed in the UP are listed below:
- Aligarh name has been changed to Harigarh.
- Ayodhya Bus Stop name has been changed to Ayodhya Dham.
- Hazratganj Chauraha ,Lucknow name changed to Atal chowk in the name of Atal Bihari Vajpaya.
- Ayodhya airport name changed to Maryada purshottam Shriram Airport.
- Ekana stadium in Lucknow to Atal Bihari vajpayee stadium.
- Allahabad’s name was changed in 2018 to Prayagraj.
Important list of named changed recently in India.
Old Name | New Name |
Faizabad Railway Station | Ayodhya Cant |
Miyangani | Mayaganj |
Mirzapur | Vidhya Dham |
Aligarh | Harigarh |
Bundelkhand Expressway | Atal Path |
Miyan ka Bada Railway station Rajasthan | Mahesh Nagar Railway Station |
Bogibeel bridge in Assam | Atal Setu |
Raja Bhoj metro station | Bhopal metro station |
Habibganj railway Station in Bhopal | Rani kamlapati railway station |
Hubbali Railways Station, Karnataka | Siddharoodha Swamiji Station |
Ambala Bus Stand in Haryana | Sushmita Swaraj bus stand |
Aurangabad | Sambhajinagar |
Ayodhya Bus Stop | Ayodhya Dham |
Hoshangabad city of Madhya Pradesh | Narmadapuram |
Manduadih railway station in uttar pradesh | Banaras railway station |
Jhansi Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh | Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station |
Army sport institute stadium | Nairaj Chopra stadium |
Bareilly Airport | Nath nagar airport |
Naugarh railway station | Siddharthnagar railway station |
Ayodhya airport | Maryada purshottam Shriram Airport |
Mohali International Hockey stadium | Balbir singh senior international hockey stadium |
Kevadiya railway station in Gujarat | Ekta railway station |
Bhopal metro station | Raja Bhoj metro station |
Kandla port | Deendayal port |
Aurangabad Airport in Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport |
Ekana stadium in Lucknow | Atal Bihari vajpayee stadium |
Motera stadium in gujarat | Narendra Modi Stadium |
Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
Allahabad | Prayagraj |
Muzaffarnagar | Lakshminagar |
Indian Agricultural research Institute (IARI), Jharkhand | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee research Institute |
Kandla Port, Gujarat | Deendayal Port |
Kolkata Port Trust | Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port |
HRD Ministry | Education Ministry |
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