Aurangabad railway station officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

The BJP-led Mahayuti government on October 15 issued a gazette notification to rename the Aurangabad railway station.

“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. Accordingly, the ‘Aurangabad’ Railway station shall henceforth be called as ‘CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR’ Railway station and station code will be CPSN,” said the official release.

The Name of “Aurangabad” Railway Station Changed as “CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR” Railway Station@drmned @drmsecunderabad @drmhyb @drmvijayawada @drmgnt @drmgtl @RailMinIndia @Central_Railway @WesternRly pic.twitter.com/sjKeZD1Hdb

— South Central Railway (@SCRailwayIndia) October 25, 2025

The move came three years after the then government, helmed by Eknath Shinde, officially renamed Aurangabad city as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

A city with changing names

The Aurangabad railway station in Maharashtra was inaugurated in 1900, during the reign of Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad.

Aurangabad was founded in 1610 by Malik Ambar, the Siddi general of the Nizamshahi dynasty of Ahmadnagar. The city was named Khirki or Khadki at the time, and its name was changed to Fatehpur by Malik Ambar’s son Fateh Khan following Malik Ambar’s death in 1626.

In 1653, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb invaded the Deccan and set up his capital in the city, which he renamed Aurangabad. The city has borne the association of its name with Aurangzeb ever since.