Aurangabad Is History: Railway Station Officially Renamed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

This special report covers the official renaming of the Aurangabad railway station to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar railway station by the Central Railway. The report details the new station code, CPSN, and notes this development comes years after the city of Aurangabad was itself renamed by the Maharashtra government, then headed by Eknath Shinde. According to an official release, '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.' The renaming honours the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Sambhaji, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and replaces the name of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The original proposal for the city's name change was initiated by the earlier Uddhav Thackeray-led government.