Prayagraj, Feb 21(UNI) Indian Railways (IR) changed the names of four railway stations here, a official statement said.
According to statement released on Thursday, Allahabad Junction would now be Prayagraj Junction, Allahabad City would now be known as Prayagraj Rambag, Allahabad Chheoki has been changed to Prayagraj Chheoki and the name of Prayag Ghat has been changed to Prayagraj Sangam.
"The central and Uttar Pradesh government have decided to keep the names of Allahabad Junction, Allahabad City, Allahabad Chheoki, and Prayagghat stations located in Prayagraj district on the words starting from Prayagraj. This decision will bring back the identity of the ancient city," Union Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted.
On October 18,2018, Uttar Pradesh government, just before the 2019 Kumbh Mela had changed the name of Allahabad as Prayagraj and later in January 2019, central government approved the name.
However it took around one and a half year for the Railways to rechristened the name of the stations, the statement added.
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