Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road Station on the Western Railway (WR) line will now be known as Prabhadevi station with effect from midnight of 18th July 2018. The move comes in almost a year after the Centre approved the change of name which was made by local Member of Parliament Rahul Shewale. From henceforth the ‘Then’Elphinstone Road station will ‘Now ‘be called Prabhadevi station, the station code for Prabhadevi will be PBHD! We look at some interesting facts about the station.

The name of Elphinstone Road railway station on WR suburban section is changed to Prabhadevi from today ie 19th July, 2018. The new station code is PBHD. #WRUpdates @drmbct pic.twitter.com/gtVj1Ano35

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 19, 2018

Interesting facts about Elphinstone Road station