‘Shree Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar’: Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 metro station will get new title | Delhi Information – The Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 Metro station in East Delhi has been renamed to Shree Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar. The station is positioned on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro.The renamed station connects a number of key elements of the capital, together with Anand Vihar Railway Station, Rajouri Backyard, Lajpat Nagar and Delhi Cantonment, making it an vital transit level for every day commuters.Explaining the rationale behind the title change, Sanatan Dharm Sabha Mayur Vihar President RP Agarwal mentioned that the demand had been pending for years.“Our committee has been engaged on this for the previous three years. We had despatched a letter to Virendra Sachdeva, who forwarded it to the Chief Minister. This is a crucial achievement for us. When the metro practice strikes ahead from Mayur Vihar Section 1, the announcement might be made that the subsequent station is ‘Shree Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar’. This may enhance the recognition of our Ram temple,” Agarwal mentioned.Highlighting commuter comfort, Sanatan Dharm Sabha patron and Delhi Senior Citizen Welfare Affiliation Vice President Govind Singh Pawar mentioned that the sooner title typically induced confusion.“Folks used to get confused between Mayur Vihar Section 1 and Mayur Vihar Pocket 1. The BJP authorities, which promotes Sanatan Dharma, has corrected this. The persons are very proud of this determination,” he mentioned.The renaming suits right into a broader coverage of revising metro station names to higher replicate native identification and cut back confusion for passengers. Final 12 months, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta introduced the renaming of three metro stations to boost passenger comfort. Pitampura Metro Station on the Purple Line was renamed to Madhuban Chowk Metro Station, whereas two stations on the under-construction RK Puram–Janakpuri hall might be known as North Pitampura–Prashant Vihar Metro Station and Haiderpur Village Metro Station.Addressing the general public on the time, Gupta mentioned the modifications had been linked to native historical past and identification. She later wrote on X that the renaming was being executed “for the comfort of passengers” and to obviously outline neighbourhoods.