India, Feb. 8 -- Two Delhi Metro stations have been renamed on Saturday, with the Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 station on the Pink Line now being called the Shree Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar, and Pitampura station on the Red Line as Madhuban Chowk.

The name change was approved by the State Names Authority (SNA) under the Delhi government, and the process to change signages has also begun. "The approval came a few days ago and we have already started to change the signs," a metro official said, stating any name change has to be initiated and approved by the SNA.

A government official also confirmed that the metro stations have been renamed.

"Mayur Vihar station has been renamed to Shree Ram Mandir while Pitampura has been rechristened as Madhuban Ch...