Mughalsarai to be renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyay railway station

TIL Desk/National/Lucknow/ The Iconic Mughalsarai railway station near Varanasi is all set to be renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) station, after the Jan Sangh leader who died in 1968. Officials said that a no-objection certificate (NOC) will be sent to the UP government soon. They said that the Intelligence Bureau, Geographical Survey of India, Department of Posts, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Ministry of Railways have informed the Union Home Ministry that they have “no objection” to renaming the station.

Under government guidelines for renaming railway stations, villages, towns and cities, it is mandatory for state governments to obtain an NOC from the Home Ministry. Officials told that the central government has approved a proposal from the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet in Uttar Pradesh to rename the station as part of its attempts to revive the legacy of Upadhyaya.

“There was no adverse report from any agency and once the NOC is handed over to the state government, they can remove the name Mughalsarai. A notification will be issued by the Public Works Department of Uttar Pradesh informing the Department of Posts and GSI so that the general public do not face any inconvenience when referring to Mughalsarai railway station as DDU station,” said a senior government official.