Jhansi railway station to be renamed as Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday (December 29) issued a notification to rename Jhansi Railway Station as Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station.

New Delhi: Jhansi Railway Station will be known as Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station in the coming days.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday (December 29) issued a notification to rename Jhansi Railway Station as Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station. Earlier, the Centre had accepted the proposal to change the name of Jhansi Railway Station. 

Several local public representatives, including BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Prabhat Jha, had demanded that Jhansi station be named after Rani Laxmibai in a railway meeting held in the city a few years ago.